Portrait of a Raja, probably Raja Dhrub Dev of Jasrota
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1872
- Sir Thomas Phillips (1792-1872), U.K. [1]
- 1974
- Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Oriental Manuscripts, Indian and Persian Miniatures, November 27, 1974, lot. 785: “A Portrait of a Bearded Hill Raja.” [2]
- 2000
- Sale, South Kensington, London, Christie's, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, April 13, 2000, lot no. 317: “Portrait of a Rajah.” [3]
- From 2000 to 2018
- Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Islamic and Oriental Works of Art,” Christie's, South Kensington, London, April 13, 2000, lot no. 317, “Portrait of a Rajah.” [4]
- From 2018
- Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glyn Benkaim. [5]
- Notes:
- [1] See Sotheby’s, London auction catalogue, Oriental Manuscripts, Indian and Persian Miniatures, November 27, 1974.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] See Christies, South Kensington, London auction catalogue, Islamic and Oriental Works of Art, April 13, 2000.
- [4] See note 3.
- [5] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office.
- Collection
- National Museum of Asian Art Collection
- Previous custodian or owner
- Sir Thomas Phillips (English, 1792-1872)
- Sotheby's (London)
- Christie's (London)
- Ralph and Catherine Benkaim
- Catherine Glynn Benkaim
- 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
- ca.1690-1700
- Accession Number
- S2018.1.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (painting): 15.9 × 15 cm (6 1/4 × 5 15/16 in)
- H x W (overall): 20 × 15.6 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/8 in)
- Origin
- Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- portrait
- man
- India
- raja
- smoking
- hookah
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S2018.1.6
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye34e054fc6-e219-4b45-909d-f6cb2d2694bc
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