Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); Rustam encamped

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi: Rustam Encamped; one of a group of three folios. The painting is mounted on to a board. Arthur Sambon (1867-1947), Paris, France. [1] To 1913 Léonce Rosenberg (1879-1947), Paris, France. [2] From 1913 to 1942 Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Léonce Rosenberg on May 26, 1913. [3] From 1942 to 1986 Family member, Paris and Boulogne, France, by inheritance from Henri Vever, Paris and Noyers, France. [4] From 1986 Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from a family member, Paris and Boulogne, France. [5] 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. [2] See note 1. [3] See 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. 233. [4] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office. [5] See note 4. Arthur M. Sackler Collection Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran (July 28 to September 16, 2012) A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) Henri Vever (1854-1942) Léonce Rosenberg (1879-1947) Arthur Sambon (1867-1947) Francois Mautin (1907-2003)