Portrait of Bakhtawar Singh of Alwar

Object Details

• Artist

  Fateh Mahmand (active early 20th century)

• School/Tradition

  Alwar school

• Inscriptions

  Verso: blank

  Recto: Khichi Thakur Shri Bakhtawar Singh Ji

  Kalam Chita(e)ra Fateh Mahmand Ra Haath Ri Che - Samvat- 1936 ra Kati Sud 7

  Kalam Chita(e)ra Fateh Mahmand Ra Haath Ri Che - Samvat- 1936 ra Kati Sud 7

• Provenance

  2010

  Sale, London, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, June 9, 2010, lot no. 296, “A prince seated against a bolster on a terrace”

  From 2010 to 2018

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim purchased at auction, “Islamic and Indian Art,” Bonhams, London, June 9, 2010, lot 296: “A prince seated against a bolster on a terrace” [1]

  From 2018

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [2]

  Notes:

  [1] According to information from Catherine Glynn Benkaim.

  [2] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Bonhams (London, Knightsbridge)

  Catherine Glynn Benkaim

• Origin

  Alwar, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1930s

• Name

  Bonhams (London, Knightsbridge), Benkaim, Catherine Glynn

• Place

  Rajasthan state, Alwar, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Portraits

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings