Babur receives a courtier

Mughal School Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Baburnama (Tuzuk-i Baburi) by Zahir-al-Din Muhammad Babur; Babur receives a courtier; one of a group of three folios. Border: The painting is set in gold, red, and blue rulings in a border with gold landscape, bird and animal motifs, mounted within borders of a Rawdat al-safa page. To 1912 Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, France. [1] From 1912 to 1942 Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, purchased from Georges Demotte, Paris, France on November 1912. [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] 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. 406. 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. 232-33. [2] See note 1. [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 Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran (July 28 to September 16, 2012) Arts of Mughal India (2004) (August 21, 2004 to February 6, 2005) Arts of Mughal India (1992) (May 24 to December 6, 1992) 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) Francois Mautin (1907-2003)