Jaipur/Alwar school From 1960s Unknown private collector from UK [1] 2012 Sale, London, Sotheby’s, Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings, June 8, 2012, lot 4: “A Prince and his Consort” [2] From 2012 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, purchased at auction, “Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings,” Sotheby’s, London, June 8, 2012, lot no. 4, “A Prince and his Consort” [3] From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [4] Notes: [1] According to conversation with Catherine Glynn Benkaim, this painting was in a private unknown collection in the 1960s. [2] See Sotheby’s auction catalogue of the New York sale, “Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings” from June 8, 2012. [3] See note 2. [4] See Acquisition Justification Form, object file, Collections Management Office. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Unknown Ralph (1914-2001) and Catherine Benkaim Catherine Glynn Benkaim
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- ca. 1790
- Dates
- ca. 1790
- Format
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 38.7 × 28.5 cm (15 1/4 × 11 1/4 in) H x W (framed): 53.3 × 43.2 cm (21 × 17 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S2018.1.35
- 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/ef33a3edeb74a25e12d1e96ae283bff7