Bird's Eye View of the Taj Mahal at Agra

Object Details

• School/Tradition

  Company school

• Provenance

  1790-1810-?

  Ownership information unknown

  ?-2001

  Francesca Galloway, Ltd. (established 1992), London, England, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  From 2001

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchase from Francesca Galloway, Ltd. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See “Incoming Receipt,” dated December 7, 2000, copy in object file. The object was transferred from Francesca Galloway, Ltd., London, England, to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for purchase consideration on December 7, 2000.

  See also invoice number 874 from Francesca Galloway, Ltd., dated December 5, 2000, copy in object file.

  Francesca Galloway, Ltd. is a dealer in London, England, specializing in Indian painting and textiles established in 1992.

  [2] See Arthur M. Sackler, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on April 18, 2001, copy in object file.

  Research updated August 16, 2023

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Francesca Galloway, Ltd. (established 1992)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1810s, 1790s

• Name

  Galloway, Francesca Marigold

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Architecture, Gardens, Taj Mahal

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings