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Artist:
Zayn al-Din  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor and ink on European (Whatman) paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 81.6 x 58.7 cm (32 1/8 x 23 1/8 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal state, India
Date:
1778
School/Tradition:
Company school
Provenance:
From sometime after 1980
Baron and Baroness Bachofen von Echt, acquired sometime after 1980 [1]
From 1992
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased at auction, "The Bachofen von Echt Collection," Sotheby's, London, April 29, 1992, lot no.1 [2]
Notes:
[1] According to the Sotheby's catalog Indian Miniatures: The Bachofen von Echt Collection (April 29, 1992, 38 lots), within the Baron and Baroness Bachofen von Echt collection of Indian pictures, only one picture, the Impey drawing of the Eastern Curlew (lot no. 1 [F1992.16]), was bought after 1980 (see Curatorial Note 5 in the object record).
[2] According to Curatorial Note 5 in the object record.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
The Natural World in Indian Painting (September 4, 1996 to May 17, 1997)
South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
Previous custodian or owner:
Baron and Baroness Bachofen von Echt
Sotheby's (London)
Topic:
bird  Search this
fish  Search this
eating  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1992.16
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
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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/ye3f667d34f-d5f6-4a87-af2e-f3e9c3c107fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1992.16