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The Ghat at Jaunpur

Creation date: ca. 1780

Creation place: India

Other Information

Type: Watercolor Painting

Medium and Support: Opaque watercolor on paper

Credit Line: Edwin Binney 3rd Collection

Accession Number: 1990.860

State/Province: Rajasthan

Dimensions: 9 27/32 in. x 11 1/32 in. (25 cm x 28 cm)

Provenance

Christie's, London, London, England (November 29, 1967 - November 29, 1967)

Edwin Binney 3rd, San Diego, California (November 29, 1967 - August 27, 1990)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (August 27, 1990 - )

Label Copy

A Hindi inscription on the reverse identifies this scene as the ghat, or riverbank, at Jaunpur. Situated on the Gomti River north of Banaras in Uttar Pradesh, Jaunpur was once a great cultural center. Even today the city is famous for its fifteenth century mosques and schools and for its mid-sixteenth century bridge built during the reign of the great Mughal Akbar. This is one of a group of five paintings by a Jaipur painter who took up Western perspective with a vengeance. He has fancifully populated the city with Europeans.
Last Updated: 9/12/2018

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Important Autograph, Letters, Manuscripts and Printed Books Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd.. London, England, November 29, 1967
Page Number: 16, Lot no. 40

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