id:			162429
accession number:	2003.105
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.105
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:47.694000

Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Black ink, gum tempera, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paper; painting only: 45 x 28 cm (17 11/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.105

title:				Jailer Receiving the Mahant of Tarakeshwar in Prison
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1905
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creditline:			Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
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culture:	Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
technique:	Black ink, gum tempera, and tin paint, with graphite underdrawing on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Painting only: 45 x 28 cm (17 11/16 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Kalighat Paintings
	opening date:   2011-05-01T00:00:00
	<i>Indian Kalighat Paintings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 18, 2011).

	title:		Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2017-April 2018
	opening date:   2017-11-10T05:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2017-April 2018</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2017-April 16, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland Museum of Art, (5/1/11-9/18/11); "Indian Kalighat Paintings"', 'opening_date': '2011-05-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	William E. Ward [1922-2004], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2003
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2003-
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