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Mughal Court Mughal School To 1907 Siegfried Bing (1838-1905), Paris, to 1907 [1] From 1907 to 1919 Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Siegfried Bing in 1907 [2] From 1920 Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3] Notes: [1] This object was at one time believed to have been purchased by Charles Lang Freer from Colonel H.B. Hanna. However, further research has revealed that it was acquired from Siegfried Bing. The purchase of this image is recorded in Charles Lang Freer's Notes on his European Trip Purchases of 1907 with the description "Bought from M. Bing - 1 Persian Painting - A man sitting on a bench reading a book - He wears a sword - upright 6 x 4)." A voucher for the purchase of this painting from M. Bing is in the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives (see Curatorial Remark 11, Debra Diamond, February 3, 2011, in the object record). [2] See note 1. [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Colonel Hanna's Pictures (August 21, 1999 to February 6, 2000) The Imperial Image: Painting for the Mughal Court (September 25, 1981 to 30 March 1982) The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from India (October 14, 1978 to May 15, 1979) Near Eastern Pottery and Persian Painting (May 2, 1923 to March 14, 1931) Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) (C.L. Freer source) Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)