Portrait of Tilakayat Govardhanlalji

Maker(s)
Artist: Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (1868-1930)
Historical period(s)
ca. 1900
Medium
Brush drawing with color on paper
Dimensions
H x W (sight): 53 x 67.4 cm (20 7/8 x 26 9/16 in)
Geography
India, Rajasthan state, Nathadwara
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2003.3
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Drawing
Type

Drawing

Keywords
India, portrait
Provenance

From 1970s
Private collection. [1]

To 2003
Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York, New York. [2]

From 2003
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York, New York. [3]

Notes:

[1] According to information from the dealer, the drawing has been in a private collection since the 1970s. See the Curatorial Justification, object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office.

[3] See note 2.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd.

Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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