Emperor Aurangzeb in a Shaft of Light with later floral border from The St. Petersburg Album

Mughal Court Mughal School To 1739 Mughal Imperial Library, India, to 1739 [1] To late 19th century Persian Imperial Library, to late 19th century [2] Private European collection (possibly Russian Imperial Library) [3] To 1996 Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd., New York City, to 1996 From 1996 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Terence McInerney Fine Arts Ltd. in 1996 Notes: [1] Indian paintings in the St. Petersburg Album left India in 1739 with the loot taken to Iran by Nadir Shah, following his sack of Delhi. The pages left Tehran in the early 1900s and were dispersed into European collections, including that of Tsar Nicholas II (according to Curatorial Note 4, Milo C. Beach, February 26, 1996, in the object record). See also the object record for F1994.4, Curatorial Note 5, Milo C. Beach, March 4, 1994. [2] See note 1. [3] See note 1. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999) Mughal Imperial Library Persian Imperial Library Terence McInerney Fine Arts, Ltd.