A Syce Holding Two Carriage Horses
A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses is a watercolor painting by Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya. The painting was finished circa 1845 in Calcutta, India. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It is an example of Company painting by Indian artists for the British in India.[1][2][3]
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| Artist | Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya |
| Year | c. 1854 |
| Medium | Watercolor |
| Dimensions | 30.5 cm × 50.8 cm (12.0 in × 20.0 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
| Accession | 1994.280 |
The work is on view in the Metropolita Museum's Gallery 464.
References
- "A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses by Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya by Islamic Art". Off The Easel. East India Company Officers. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- "لمّا رأيتُ بَني الزّمانِ وما بهِم, خلٌّ وفيٌّ، للشدائدِ أصطفي. أيقنتُ أنّ المستحيلَ ثلاثة ٌ: الغُولُ والعَنقاء والخِلّ الوَفي" من المملكة العربية السعودية". The Vintage Arab. 23 June 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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