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Muhammad Khan of Peera Fattyal

Painting
05/11/1854 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The V&A owns six pictures by this artist, but nothing is known about him except that he was a British painter, active around 1854. The pictures form a series of full-length portraits drawn on chocolate-brown tinted paper and mounted in pairs. They date from between July and November 1854 and depict chiefs from various places in the Jhelum and Hazara districts of the Panjab, then in India, now in Pakistan. This one is a portrait of Muhammad Khan of Peera Fattyal from the Jhelum district.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMuhammad Khan of <i>Peera Fattyal</i> (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper, pencil and chalk or charcoal with wash or gouache, heightened with white
Brief description
Drawing of Muhammad Khan of 'Peera Fattyal' by E. Beyerhaus, made in Jhelum, 5th November 1854
Physical description
Portrait of Muhammad Khan of 'Peera Fattyal', bearded and turbaned, standing holding his cummerbund with his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Sight within mount, or absolute minimum dimensions of object height: 352mm
  • Sight within mount, or absolute minimum dimensions of object width: 224mm
29/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; not possible to accurately measure object due to the way in which it is mounted.
Marks and inscriptions
E. Beyerhaus del· Jhelum 5th Nov. 1854 | Mohomed Khan of "Peera Fattyal" in the Jhelum District Cast "Awan". (front)
Credit line
Transferred from India Office, per Sir G. Birdwood
Object history
By E. Beyerhaus. Dated 1854.

Transferred from India Office, per Sir G. Birdwood. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Summary
The V&A owns six pictures by this artist, but nothing is known about him except that he was a British painter, active around 1854. The pictures form a series of full-length portraits drawn on chocolate-brown tinted paper and mounted in pairs. They date from between July and November 1854 and depict chiefs from various places in the Jhelum and Hazara districts of the Panjab, then in India, now in Pakistan. This one is a portrait of Muhammad Khan of Peera Fattyal from the Jhelum district.
Collection
Accession number
IS.5-1882

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Record createdJuly 15, 2003
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