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. 280-285, no. 335. [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 Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India (October 11, 2018 to September 2, 2019) Imperial Portraits from the Mughal Courts from the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (June 30 to September 22, 2002) The Jewel and the Rose: Art of Shah Jahan (May 4, 1997 to January 25, 1998) A Mughal Hunt (March 13 to September 11, 1994) Romance of the Taj Mahal (December 17, 1989 to November 25, 1990) Art of India: Painting and Decorative Objects (July 30, 1988 to July 9, 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, ink, and gold on paper mounted on paperboard
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 44.9 x 33 cm (17 11/16 x 13 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S1986.407
- 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/759a182d52ab02974e668e0be89f72ee