id:			314114
accession number:	2018.84
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.84
updated:		2023-08-24 01:23:54.086000

An Amorous Couple, Probably Raja Mahendra Pal of Basohli (r. 1806–13) with a Favorite Queen, c. 1810. Northern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Pahari Kingdom of Basohli. Gum tempera on paper; image: 18.5 x 12.1 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.); page: 21.6 x 15 cm (8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.84

title:				An Amorous Couple, Probably Raja Mahendra Pal of Basohli (r. 1806–13) with a Favorite Queen
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creation date:			c. 1810
creation date earliest:		1805
creation date latest:		1815
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Pahari Kingdom of Basohli
technique:	Gum tempera on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 18.5 x 12.1 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Page: 21.6 x 15 cm (8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018–
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fun fact:
Bottles of wine, fruits, and a box of betel leaves are in the foreground.

digital description:
On a terrace outside a royal chamber, a couple dressed in noble garments are making love. The man has loosened his <em>jama</em> in passion while his consort’s gold blouse has been thrown on the red carpet. Thin clouds appear to gather above the golden rays of the evening sun in the clear sky.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.84/2018.84_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.84/2018.84_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.84/2018.84_full.tif