Ancestral group of Mughal rulers
Object Details
- Artist
- Govardhan
- Court
- Mughal Court
- School/Tradition
- Mughal school
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Luzac & Co., London, to 1907 [1]
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Luzac & Co., London, in 1907 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Reserve List Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 14, 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
- Bicentennial Exhibition: Near Eastern and Indian Art (December 15, 1975 to November 10, 1976)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Luzac & Co. (1890-1986) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 18th century
- Period
- Mughal dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1907.629
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Color and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 29.9 x 20.3 cm (11 3/4 x 8 in)
- Origin
- India
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
- India
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.629
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3266b7572-58ca-4eb8-b108-30c31b7a1e19
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