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Portrait of a Prince
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
Wearing a pink garment, the prince sits in a characteristic position on a striped carpet against a bolster, while holding a little white flower in his left hand. Behind him stands an attendant with a flywhisk. The pungent yellow background was favored by early Pahari artists, and the idealization notwithstanding, the two figures are rendered in exquisite detail worthy of a master artist.
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Provenance
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John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/27/2018 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
India, Himachal Pradesh, Bilaspur (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 3/8 x W: 5 3/16 in. (18.7 x 13.2 cm); Framed H: 20 1/8 × W; 15 3/16 × D: 1 1/4 in. (51.12 × 38.58 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2001
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.862