Mughal Court Mughal School From at least 1910 Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, from at least 1910 [1] To 1942 Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, to 1942 [2] From 1942 to 1986 Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France [3] From 1986 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France [4] Notes: [1] The object is documented as having appeared in the collection of Georges Demotte by at least January 1910. See Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 410. [2] See Glenn D. Lowry et al., An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 280, no. 333. [3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office. [4] See note 3. Arthur M. Sackler Collection Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran (July 28 to September 16, 2012) Masters of Indian Painting (April 28, 2011 to January 8, 2012) Arts of Mughal India (2004) (August 21, 2004 to February 6, 2005) Imperial Portraits from the Mughal Courts from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (June 30 to September 22, 2002) The Vision of Kings: Art and Experience in India (November 25, 1995 to April 28, 1996) A Mughal Hunt (March 13 to September 11, 1994) Arts of Mughal India (1992) (May 24 to December 6, 1992) A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) Georges Demotte (1877-1923) Henri Vever (1854-1942) Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
Authors
- Collection
- Google Cultural Institute Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- ca. 1650
- Dates
- Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
- Format
- Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper mounted on paperboard
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 25.4 x 37 cm (10 x 14 9/16 in) H x W (image): 18.8 x 12.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 13/16 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S1986.400
- Rights
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/40d78d98ef9a2828bda40d259109f869