Akbar Receives News of the Victory at Gogunda, from an Akbarnama

Object Details

• Patron

  Akbar (reigned 1556-1605)

• Artist

  Attributed to Manohar (active 1582–ca. 1624)

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal school

• Provenance

  ca. 1596-1600-?

  Akbar (1542-1605; reign 1556-1605), by commission possibly from the artist, Manohar (active 1582-ca. 1624) [1]

  ?-at least 1958

  Ownership information unknown

  At least 1958-1960

  H. Kevorkian, New York, NY, method of acquisition unknown [2]

  From 1960

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from H. Kevorkian [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See Milo Beach, “The Imperial Image: Paintings for the Mughal Court,” (Washington, DC and Ahmedabad, India: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Mapin International Inc., 2012), cat. 10G, p. 76.

  [2] See untitled incoming receipt, dated June 23, 1958, copy in object file. The object was transferred from H. Kevorkian, New York, NY, to the Freer Gallery of Art for acquisition consideration on June 23, 1958.

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) was a dealer and collector of Islamic Art with eponymous galleries in New York and Paris.

  [3] See object file for copy of H. Kevorkian invoice to Freer Gallery of Art, dated October 20, 1960, and marked approved on June 4, 1959. Object is described as, “Akbar in audience.” This invoice was issued by Hagop Kevorkian from Lausanne, Switzerland, where he was residing temporarily.

  Research updated January 8, 2024

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran (July 28 to September 16, 2012)

  Masterworks of Indian Painting (December 13, 1997 to June 13, 1998)

  South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

  The Arts of South Asia (May 13, 1985 to December 2, 1985)

  The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)

  Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1590s, 1600s

• Name

  Kevorkian, Hagop

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605), Lute

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings