1984.482: River Landscape: “The Bridge of Sopoar” (watercolor, verso); Portrait of a Gentleman (painting, recto)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1984.482

Title

River Landscape: “The Bridge of Sopoar” (watercolor, verso); Portrait of a Gentleman (painting, recto)

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India

Period

British period

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216237

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and ink on paper; Company School

Dimensions

8.5 x 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Language: English
  At the top “Court of Mugoul”
  Bottom: “Bridge of Sopoar”

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer

Accession Year

1984

Object Number

1984.482

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The recto of this folio features a watercolor landscape that shows, on the left, a stretch of land, with several trees, leading out to pale blue water. In the distance is a brown bridge and small huts. The atmospheric background has blue mountains with traces of clouds. At the top of the depiction is the inscription, “Court of Mugoul” in pencil, and at the bottom, “Bridge at Sopoar” in brown ink. “Sopoar” refers to Sopore (Suyyapur), a town in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, northwest of Srinagar. The verso of this folio features an unfinished portrait of a gentleman cut into oval. There are pencil traces of a shirt and scarf draped around his neck. His face has been painted, with a full, dark beard. There is also a sketch of a turban on his head. Company School.

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