Detached album folio; single-page miniature; Prince holding a flower. Border: The painting is set in black rulings surrounded by a gold floral scroll, mounted on paperboard. From at least 1932 Albert Besnard, from at least 1932 [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] 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. 411. [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. 326, no. 385. [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 Albert Besnard 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. 1740
- Dates
- ca. 1740
- Format
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 18.1 x 11.8 cm (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S1986.433
- 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/0a0cb7e0a8a63a1a9fbdbe94029b85d3