An Ascetic
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Object Details
- Court
- Golconda Court
- School/Tradition
- Deccani school
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, 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, pg. 106, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. F1907.761 - F1907.766 were originally purchased from Dikran Kelekian as group of six subjects on one mount. The original mount has an inscription and stamp of a Russian collection on both the obverse and reverse on the lower part of the mount (see Curatorial Remark 3, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record).
- [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
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- F1907.762
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17.8 x 10.8 cm (7 x 4 1/4 in)
- Origin
- Golconda, Telangana state, Deccan plateau, India
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- ascetic
- India
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.762
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3548f9fe0-e5c4-4ef1-8875-198c4990e029
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