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Jahangir and Prince Khurram Entertained by Nur Jahan

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1640-50
  • Geography

    North India
  • Material

    Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 25.2 x 14.2 cm (9 15/16 x 5 9/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1907.258
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1907.258

Object Details

  • Court

    Mughal Court
  • School/Tradition

    Mughal school
  • Provenance

    To 1907
    Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), London, to 1907 [1]
    From 1907 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna in 1907 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original List of Persian and Indian Drawings, S.I. 1564, Miscellaneous section of Inventory, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [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

    East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)
    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)
    South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)
    The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982)
    Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)
    Untitled Exhibition, Mughal Painting, 1947 (April 23 to September 30, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Mughal Painting (December 20, 1944 to April 23, 1947)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
  • Origin

    North India
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer
  • Type

    Painting
  • Restrictions and Rights

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