Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh visited by angels
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Object Details
- Court
- Mughal Court
- School/Tradition
- Mughal school
- Description
- Ibrahim Ibn Adham fed by angels in the wilderness. Damaged. Color and gold. Gold mount with floral arabesques; floral designs on reverse, and writing.
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914), 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, 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
- Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- early 18th century
- Period
- Mughal dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1907.198
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 23.8 x 16.9 cm (9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in)
- Origin
- India
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- angel
- Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
- India
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.198
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37ad2a59b-77f4-480f-8cf1-2f47b06a390e
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