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Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.8 x 19.9 cm (12 15/16 x 7 13/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
India
Date:
early 17th century
Period:
Mughal dynasty
Court:
Mughal Court
School/Tradition:
Mughal 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. 1508, 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
Previous custodian or owner:
Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
elephant  Search this
Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this
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emperor  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.202
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/ye30b89585b-c555-472c-9b93-b5075e3cd384
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.202