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), pp. 288-289, no. 339. [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 Other Worldly Visions: Persian and Indian Paintings from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (March 27, 1998 to May 10, 1998) 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)
- Collection
- Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- ca. 1650
- Dates
- Mughal dynasty, Reign of Shah Jahan
- Format
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted on paperboard
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 43.5 x 35.4 cm (17 1/8 x 13 15/16 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S1986.404
- 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/8239a3408e622ea0723e417c67b2ed20