Akali Sikhs on the March

Historical period(s)
ca. 1850
School
Company School
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 23 x 19 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/2 in)
Geography
Pakistan or North India, Punjab, Lahore
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1991.10
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Drawing
Type

Drawing

Keywords
horse, India, Sikhism, warrior
Provenance

John Robert Alderman and Mark Zebrowski [1]

To 1991
John Lawrence Fine Arts, London, to 1991

From 1991
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Lawrence Fine Arts in 1991

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3 in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

John Lawrence Fine Arts
John Robert Alderman
Mark Zebrowski 1945-1999

Published References
  • Stuart Cary Welch, Asia Society and Museum. Room for Wonder: Indian Painting During the British Period 1760-1880. Exh. cat. New York. pp. 128-9, pl. 57.
  • Milo Cleveland Beach. The Imperial Image: Paintings for the Mughal Court., 2nd ed. Washington and Ahmedabad, India, 2012. cat. 62, p. 192.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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