id:			170809
accession number:	2013.309.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.309.a
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.376000

Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602), c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s. Attributed to Farukh Chela (Indian), or Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645), or Dhanraj (Indian). Ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (verso); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (recto); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.309.a

title:				Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602)
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creation date:			c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s
creation date earliest:		1597
creation date latest:		1608
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Mughal court, made for Emperor Akbar
technique:	ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (verso); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (recto)
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Farukh Chela (Indian)  - artist

* Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645)  - artist

* Dhanraj (Indian)  - artist

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measurements: Page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).', 'opening_date': '2013-12-31T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Hagop Kevorkian [1872–1962], New York, NY
	date: before 1962
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	(Sotheby’s, London, Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures: The Property of Kevorkian Foundation, 1 December 1969, lot 120, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
	date: December 1, 1969
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	Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1969-2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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