cover image: A Drunken Babur Returns to Camp at Night, from a Baburnama

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A Drunken Babur Returns to Camp at Night, from a Baburnama

Mughal School 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) Masters of Indian Painting (April 28, 2011 to January 8, 2012) Arts of Mughal India (2004) (August 21, 2004 to February 6, 2005) A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) Henri Vever (1854-1942) Georges Demotte (1877-1923) Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
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Authors

Farrukh Beg (active early 1580s–1619)

Collection
Google Cultural Institute Worlds within Worlds: Imperial Paintings from India and Iran Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1589
Dates
Mughal dynasty
Format
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, mounted within borders of a Rawdat al-safa page
Pages
H x W: 41 x 26.3 cm (16 1/8 x 10 3/8 in) H x W (image): 24.3 x 14.1 cm (9 9/16 x 5 9/16 in)
Place Discussed
Pakistan
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
Pakistan
Reference
S1986.231
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/f64a5403c9460745bb852cb9024987d9

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