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Princess Seated on a Terrace, from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaikha

Princess Seated on a Terrace, from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaikha

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Artist
Unknown (Indian)
Title
Princess Seated on a Terrace, from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaikha
Date
ca. 1610
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
5 11/16 x 2 11/16 in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Jane Werner Watson
Accession No.
2005.1.74
Geography
India

Related

ca. 1960-62, likely purchased in India* by Earnest C. and Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA); 2004, transferred by the estate of Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 2005, bequeathed by Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art].   *General donor file contains correspondence from Mrs. Watson stating that she and Mr. Watson’s collection of Indian art and artifacts was begun and amassed while living in New Delhi between 1960 and 1962; however, specific acquisition information is not documented.

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. Watson & Jane Werner Watson." Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1971. no. 17

  • Visions of India: The Jane Werner Watson Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 4/23/2005–7/9/2005
  • Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. and James Werner Watson: Elvehjem Art Center, 10/29/1971–1/2/1972

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