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Allegorical Figure

Detail of a pattern
Image 1 of 1
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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1600

  • Geography

    India

  • Material

    Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 8.8 x 5.6 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1995.13

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1995.13

Object Details

  • Artist

    Attributed to Nar Singh (Painted between late 1580s and 1604)

  • Court

    Mughal Court

  • School/Tradition

    Mughal school

  • Description

    This little miniature is an allegorical rendering of a female in Western clothing.

  • Provenance

    To about 1955
    Heeramaneck Galleries, New York to about 1955 [1]
    From about 1955 to 1995
    Dr. Sherman Lee, Chapel Hill, NC, acquired from Heeramaneck Galleries, about 1955 [2]
    From 1995
    Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dr. Sherman Lee in 1995
    Notes:
    [1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Elizabeth F. Duley, October 17, 1995, in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Body Image (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
    Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
    Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Heeramaneck Galleries (active 1928-1964)
    Sherman Lee (1918-2008)

  • Origin

    India

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth and Sherman Lee

  • Type

    Painting

  • Restrictions and Rights

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