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Artist:
Probably by Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 16 x 11.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India
Date:
ca. 1605-1610
Period:
Adil Shahi dynasty
Court:
Mughal Court
School/Tradition:
Mughal school
Provenance:
To 1907
Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 105, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also, the presence of a stamp of "Exposition d'Art Musulman, Palais des Champs Elysees, 1893" has been observed on the reverse of the folio (see Curatorial Remark 10, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record).
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)
South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)
The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)
Previous custodian or owner:
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
Christianity  Search this
child  Search this
Virgin Mary  Search this
Adil Shahi dynasty (1489 - 1686)  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.155
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
On View:
Freer Gallery 01: Body Image: Arts of the Indian Subcontinent
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ab29f780-74a9-4b96-8fc6-d4e3b9612469
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.155