Medium:

Tracing and color on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13.1 x 19.1 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/2 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

India

Date:

18th century

Period:

Possibly Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar

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), given by 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 Reserve List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 15, 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:

Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

elephant  Search this

Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)  Search this

Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)  Search this

India  Search this

South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.642

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye33d8f73ca-46ae-4ff1-b59a-34701dbf4ca3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1907.642