Artist:

Attributed to Nar Singh (Painted between late 1580s and 1604)  Search this

Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8.8 x 5.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/16 in)

Type:

Painting

Origin:

India

Date:

ca. 1600

Period:

Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar

Court:

Mughal Court

School/Tradition:

Mughal school

Description:

This little miniature is an allegorical rendering of a female in Western clothing.

Provenance:

To about 1955

Heeramaneck Galleries, New York to about 1955 [1]

From about 1955 to 1995

Dr. Sherman Lee, Chapel Hill, NC, acquired from Heeramaneck Galleries, about 1955 [2]

From 1995

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dr. Sherman Lee in 1995

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Elizabeth F. Duley, October 17, 1995, in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

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)

Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

Previous custodian or owner:

Heeramaneck Galleries

Sherman Lee (1918-2008)

Topic:

portrait  Search this

woman  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 Ruth and Sherman Lee

Accession Number:

F1995.13

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34ffa675f-407f-4b3b-85c3-15579ff0d66e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1995.13