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Ancestor portrait of Maharaja Sitha Saini of Mandi seated with a sword
Attributed to: Purkhu
Indian, Pahari
about 1825
Object Place: Guler or Mandi, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor and graphite on paper, unfinished
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 16.9 cm (8 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Ross-Coomaraswamy Collection
Accession Number17.2721
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
InscriptionsOn reverse, in Devanagari: Sri Maharaja Sith Sen Madiala
ProvenanceBy 1916, purchased in India by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (b. 1887 - d. 1947); 1917, sold by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1917, given by Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: April 5, 1917)