An English Gig

Object Details

• Artist

  Sheikh Muhammad Amir (19th century)

• School/Tradition

  Company School

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company (December 4, 2019 to April 19, 2020)

  Changing Tastes: Indian Paintings of the 18th and 19th Century (December 17, 2000 to July 15, 2001)

• Origin

  Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1830s, 1850s

• Name

  Amir, Sheikh Muhammad

• Place

  Kolkata Calcutta, West Bengal state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Gig

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings