cover image: Vishnu Appears to King Muchukunda in a Cave in the Himalayas

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Vishnu Appears to King Muchukunda in a Cave in the Himalayas

Pahari School From at least 1967 W.C. Archer, London, from at least 1967 [1] To 1999 Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York City, to 1999 From 1999 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 1999 Notes: [1] The object was in the W.G. Archer Collection when published in Mildred Archer's Indian Miniatures and Folk Paintings (London: Arts Council, 1967), no. 25; therefore, it fulfills all provenance requirements (according to Curatorial Note 3, Milo C. Beach, October 1998, in the object record). Freer Gallery of Art Collection Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016) Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd.
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Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1765
Dates
ca. 1765
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (overall): 30.4 x 40.5 cm (11 15/16 x 15 15/16 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
F1999.13
Rights
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/0b3139c21693a4c421eb8275fbc5b1b2

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