cover image: Rao Ram Chandra of Bedla on a swing

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Rao Ram Chandra of Bedla on a swing

Mewar school To 1969 Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi [1] From 1969 to 2001 Ralph Benkaim (1914-2001), Beverly Hills, California, purchased from Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi in November 1969 [2] From 2001 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, by inheritance from Ralph Benkaim in 2001 From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [1] Ralph Benkaim purchased the painting from Indian Arts Palace, New Delhi in November 1969, several years before Indian paintings were classified as antiquities by the Indian government, according to Ralph Benkaim’s personal records, as relayed by Catherine Glynn Benkaim. [2] See note 1. National Museum of Asian Art Collection A Flower from Every Meadow: Indian Paintings from American Collections (April 12, 1973 to November 11, 1973) Indian Arts Palace Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
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Authors

Attributed to Shahji

Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1740s
Dates
ca. 1740s
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (painting): 32.4 × 22.3 cm (12 3/4 × 8 3/4 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S2018.1.24
Rights
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds provided by the Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/fd8fd137c139254cb089c2c6b253244f

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