cover image: Equestrian portrait of Amar Singh II (r. 1698-1710) riding the horse Gira Baj

Equestrian portrait of Amar Singh II (r. 1698-1710) riding the horse Gira Baj

Udaipur school Recto: Ghodi Girad Baj Pokhar Singhji Mare Girad Raj [received from?] Pokhar Singh ji Verso (top center): (Jotdan) 24/32; ki(mat) 4 rupee Merwar Inventory no. 24/32; value 4 rupees (bottom right corner) kharcho? Spent? To 2011 Estate of Mr. Howell, U.K. [1] 2011 Sale, London, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, January 19, 2011, lot. 354: “Maharana Amar Singh (reg. 1698-1710) riding with an entourage of attendants on foot” Shawn Ghassemi, San Francisco, California, purchased at auction “Islamic and Indian Art,” Bonhams, London, January 19, 2011, lot no. 354, “Maharana Amar Singh (reg. 1698-1710) riding with an entourage of attendants on foot” From 2011 to 2018 Catherine Glynn Benkaim, Beverly Hills, California, exchanged painting with Shawn Ghassemi in May 2011 [2] From 2018 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, partial gift and purchase from Catherine Glynn Benkaim [3] Notes: [1] The painting was sold at Bonhams, London as the Estate of Mr. Howell of the United Kingdom. His son of the name consigned the painting to Bonhams. [2] Catherine Glynn Benkaim exchanged her Kishangarh Radha and Krishna painting for this work from Shawn Ghassemi in May 2011. [3] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Mr. Howell (English) Estate of Mr. Howell Shariar M. Ghassemi Catherine Glynn Benkaim
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Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1697
Dates
ca. 1697
Format
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (painting): 26 × 20.2 cm (10 1/4 × 7 15/16 in) H x W (overall (added)): 32 × 26.7 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/2 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S2018.1.74
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/8af5855055496e908d4c5e103f0e86e4

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