A Christian subject: The Madonna and Child

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Period
ca. 1605-1610 -
Geography
Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 16 x 11.1 cm (6 5/16 x 4 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1907.155 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.155
Object Details
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Artist
Probably by Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619) -
Court
Mughal Court -
School/Tradition
Mughal School -
Provenance
To 1907Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]From 1907 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 105, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also, the presence of a stamp of "Exposition d'Art Musulman, Palais des Champs Elysees, 1893" has been observed on the reverse of the folio (see Curatorial Remark 10, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record).[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
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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