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An Englishman being carried in a palanquin

1830–35
(not assigned)Calcutta, India
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor on paper
DimensionsHeight x width: 17.8 x 24.8 cm (7 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number2011.353
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ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
Inscriptionsinscribed lower center "Palankeen Bearer"
ProvenanceBy 1963, Stuart Cary Welch (b. 1928 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA and New Hampshire; May 31, 2011, Welch collection sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 129, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)
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Illustrated manuscript of the Haft Manzar of Hatifi
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