Unknown Indian
Group of 15 Botanical Studies and 17 Company School Paintings

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Artist Unknown Indian

CultureIndian

Titles

Group of 15 Botanical Studies and 17 Company School Paintings

Date1815–c. 1820

Made inIndia

MediumGraphite, ink, and watercolor on laid paper

DimensionsVarious

Credit LineGift of Edward and Kendall Ondarza

Object number2021.503-2021.534

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceAcquired by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1893 [1]; [Christie’s, New York, December 17, 2002 (complete 3 volumes)]; [Arader and Co., New York, 2002–2019]; Edward and Kendall Ondarza, Houston, 2019–2021; given to MFAH, 2021.

[1] The Botanical Studies are probably after William Roxburgh (1751-1815), considered the father of Indian botany.

The South Indian Company School Paintings have no identifiable provenance, except as follows:
[Arader and Co., New York, 2002–2019]; Edward and Kendall Ondarza, Houston, 2019–2021; given to MFAH, 2021.

Exhibition HistoryAt time of Committee Meeting, past exhibitions have not yet identified in past catalogue references; research is ongoing.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

The Botanical studies provide subject titles in English and Hindi, and have the red stamp of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society on each page, lower right.
The South Indian (Tamil Nadu region) studies of both mythological subjects and figures in everyday life activities, have inscriptions in Tamil and French providing labels or titles for each page.

Catalogue raisonnéAt time of Committee Meeting, these paintings have not yet been identified in past catalogue references; research is ongoing.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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