Sewak Ram
Mailah-Jahn

ArtistIndian (Patna), c. 1770–c. 1830
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Mailah-Jahn
Date1807–1830
PlaceIndia
MediumGouache and graphite with gold on paper
DimensionsSheet: 16 1/8 × 22 7/8 in. (41 × 58.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in memory of Ann Lattimore Hamilton
Object number2008.434
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe 2nd Earl of Caledon; by descent to his heirs; Sotheby's, London, lot 67, no.8; Eyre & Hobhouse and Spink & Son, Ltd., London (jointly owned), purchased, March 1982; Stephen F. Hamilton, Houston, Texas, purchased December 1984.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso center: "Mailah-Jahn"

Marked in pencil on verso lower center: "7" "8" (in a circle)
No visible signature
Printed back label and descriptive text on verso backboard: "EYRE & HOUSE..."

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