The Siege of Baghdad by Tahir, from the Tarikh-i-Alfi

Historical period(s)
Mughal dynasty, Reign of Akbar, ca. 1592-94
Movement
Mughal Court
School
Mughal School
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 42 x 24.7 cm (16 9/16 x 9 3/4 in)
Geography
India
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1931.25
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Manuscript folio

Keywords
India, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Reign of Akbar (1556 - 1605)
Provenance

To 1931
Ajit Ghose, Calcutta to 1931 [1]

From 1931
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ajit Ghose, Calcutta in 1931 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.

[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Ajit Ghose

Published References
  • J.V.S. Wilkinson, Basil Gray. Mughal Miniatures from the Period of Akbar. vol. 11, no. 3/4 Berlin, May - August 1935. .
  • Milo Cleveland Beach. The Imperial Image: Paintings for the Mughal Court., 2nd ed. Washington and Ahmedabad, India, 2012. cat. 11A, p. 78.
  • Milo Cleveland Beach. The Imperial Image: Paintings for the Mughal Court. Exh. cat. Washington, 1981. cat. 10a, pp. 92, 94.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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