Maharaja Madho Singh Marches to the Hunt

Object Details

• Artist

  Dalchand (1710-1760)

• Court

  Jaipur Court

• School/Tradition

  Rajput school

• Provenance

  Dinesan Collection, Bombay [1]

  From 1960s

  Private collection, Germany, from the 1960s [2]

  To 2001

  Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York City, to 2001

  From 2001

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 2001

  Notes:

  [1] According to Curatorial Note 3, Debra Diamond, March 29, 2001, in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Falcons: The Art of the Hunt (January 15 to July 17, 2022)

  Arts of Mughal India (2004) (August 21, 2004 to February 6, 2005)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dinesan

  Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd. (active 1990-2013)

• Origin

  Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1740s, 1760s

• Name

  Dinesan, McInerney, Terence

• Place

  Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Hunting, Falconry, Kings and rulers, Halo

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings