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Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 27 x 21.6 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/2 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Golconda, Telangana state, Deccan plateau, India
Date:
ca. 1630
Court:
Golconda Court
School/Tradition:
Deccani school
Provenance:
To 1907
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), London, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original List of Persian and Indian Drawings, S.I. 1573, Miscellaneous section of Inventory, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[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:
Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)
The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)
Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)
Previous custodian or owner:
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.267
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye312ce6893-7fd5-4b8d-b289-9e238da23d43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.267