id:			169252
accession number:	2011.137
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.137
updated:		2023-08-24 00:48:37.227000

A Family of Tartars, c. 1885. India, Punjab, probably Lahore, Company School, 19th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 25.3 x 33.8 cm (9 15/16 x 13 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma 2011.137

title:				A Family of Tartars
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creation date:			c. 1885
creation date earliest:		1880
creation date latest:		1890
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creditline:			Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma
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culture:	India, Punjab, probably Lahore, Company School, 19th century
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 25.3 x 33.8 cm (9 15/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
	opening date:   2016-11-07T05:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Sam Fogg, London, UK, sold to John and Maxeen Flower)
	date: ?-November 2000
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	Dr. John and Maxeen Stone Flower [1928-2010], Shaker Heights, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: November 2000-2011
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2011-
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This painting depicts men of Turkic descent migrating into India from western Asia. No longer with the ambition to conquer, like the Turko-Mongol rulers Timur (d. 1405) and Babur (c. 1530), the first Mughal emperor, these migrants are seeking new lands in which to settle as immigrants. The highly detailed subjects are placed against a plain background, as if the figures were designed for objective study and categorization. Indian artists made works such as this for the British in India, who were interested in collecting accurate visual records of flora, fauna, and ethnic groups who inhabited the land they colonized in 1858.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	“Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2010-2011.” <em>Archives of Asian Art</em>, vol. 62, 2012, pp. 105–153.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 116, fig. 13
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/43677806

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