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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.482
People
Unknown Artist
Title
River Landscape: “The Bridge of Sopoar” (watercolor, verso); Portrait of a Gentleman (painting, recto)
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
British period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216237

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and ink on paper; Company School
Dimensions
8.5 x 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Language: English
    At the top “Court of Mugoul”
    Bottom: “Bridge of Sopoar”

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.482
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The recto of this folio features a watercolor landscape that shows, on the left, a stretch of land, with several trees, leading out to pale blue water. In the distance is a brown bridge and small huts. The atmospheric background has blue mountains with traces of clouds. At the top of the depiction is the inscription, “Court of Mugoul” in pencil, and at the bottom, “Bridge at Sopoar” in brown ink. “Sopoar” refers to Sopore (Suyyapur), a town in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, northwest of Srinagar. The verso of this folio features an unfinished portrait of a gentleman cut into oval. There are pencil traces of a shirt and scarf draped around his neck. His face has been painted, with a full, dark beard. There is also a sketch of a turban on his head. Company School.

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