cover image: Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh visited by angels

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Sultan Ibrahim ibn Adham of Balkh visited by angels

Mughal Court Mughal School Ibrahim Ibn Adham fed by angels in the wilderness. Damaged. Color and gold. Gold mount with floral arabesques; floral designs on reverse, and writing. 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. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016) Colonel Henry Bathurst Hanna (1839-1914) (C.L. Freer source) Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
india art south asians angels angel freer, charles lang south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858) hanna, henry bathurst
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
early 18th century
Dates
Mughal dynasty
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W: 23.8 x 16.9 cm (9 3/8 x 6 5/8 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1907.198
Rights
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/bbc84133174c43a98e66fc02462a66cf

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