Folio from an unidentified text; recto: A prince enthroned surrounded by attendants; verso: gold and blue rulings

Detached double-folio from a dispersed manuscript, recto: left-hand half of a double-page composition separate from its facing folio (S1986.142.1); A prince enthroned surrounded by attendants; verso: blank; one of a group of two folios. Border: The Painting is set in a gold inner frame and an outer frame with geometric motifs on cream-colored paper. To at least 1912 Fredrik Robert Martin (1868-1933). [1] Victor Goloubew (1878-1914). [2] To 1913 Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, France. [3] From 1913 to 1942 Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Georges Demotte, Paris, France on December 12, 1913. [4] From 1942 to 1986 Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [5] From 1986 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [6] Notes: [1] 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. 404, no. S1986.0143. [2] See note 1. [3] See note 1. [4] See note 1. See also Glen D. Lowry and Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 2: Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17" in A Jeweler’s Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 235. [5] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office. [6] See note 5. Arthur M. Sackler Collection In the Realm of Princes: The Arts of the Book in Fifteenth Century Iran and Central Asia (March 19 to August 7, 2005) Earthly Beauty, Heavenly Art: the Art of Islam (December 16, 1999 to April 24, 2000) Timur and the Princely Vision: Persian Art and Culture in the Fifteenth Century (April 16 to July 6, 1989) A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) Persian and Indian Painting - Selections from a Recent Acquisition (September 28, 1987 to February 28, 1988) Henri Vever (1854-1942) Georges Demotte (1877-1923) Victor Goloubew (1878-1945) Fredrik Robert Martin (1868-1933) Francois Mautin (1907-2003)