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Animal Study: A Ram
(India, Nepal, and Tibet)
The tradition of making portraits of strange or favorite animals was initiated by the fourth Mughal emperor, Jahangir (r. 1605-1627) and was continued by both later Mughals and Rajput patrons. This study of a ram is from the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, the famed builder of the Taj Mahal.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/28/2017 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; media consolidation |
Geographies
India (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/4 x W: 5 5/8 in. (15.9 x 14.3 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, 2002
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.899