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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.262
People
Attributed to Sita Ram, Indian
Title
Landscape with Boats Against a Hilly Landscape; “Massaw”
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1814-1815
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Bihar
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216683

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
irreg.: 37.3 × 54.2 cm (14 11/16 × 21 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Language: English
    “Massaw with Surrounding Hills”

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby & Co., London, sale July 9, 1974, lot 264.] Stuart Cary Welch, Jr., Warner, New Hampshire (by 1976 - 2008), by descent; to his estate (2008-2009), gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1976.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.262
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The painting features a large body of water surrounded by a hilly landscape. Several boats sail across the water, some of which have large white sails.

Publication History

  • Catalogue of Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures [Day of Sale: Tuesday, 9th July, 1974], auct. cat., Sotheby & Co. (London, 1974), p. 41, lot 264, no. 8
  • Jeremiah Losty, Sita Ram: Picturesque Views of India; Lord Hastings's Journey from Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814-15, Roli Books (New Delhi, 2015), p. 50., pl. 16; p. 247

Verification Level

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