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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1981.89
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Entrance Gate to the Tomb of the Mughal Emperor Akbar at Sikandra
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1850
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Delhi
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216224

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Company School
Dimensions
27.3 x 44.5 cm (10 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. R. Minturn Sedgwick in memory of R. Minturn Sedgwick Class of 1921
Accession Year
1981
Object Number
1981.89
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This painting features the main entrance gate to the tomb of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605). Company School.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2019 - 10/31/2019

Verification Level

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