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Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 12.9 x 18 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/16 in)
Type:
Album
Origin:
Isfahan, Iran
Date:
ca. 1600-1610
Period:
Safavid Period
Description:
Album leaf; Seated woman and a youth; tinted drawing.
Border: the drawing occupies the full width of the page.
Provenance:
From at least 1934
Albert Besnard, from at least 1934 [1]
To 1942
Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, to 1942 [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] 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. 409.
[2] See Glenn D. Lowry et al., An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 312, no. 364.
[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.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Art in Iran and Europe in the 17th Century: Exchange and Reception (September 28, 2013 to January 12, 2014)
Antoin Sevruguin: Selected Photographs (September 30, 1990 to May 26, 1991)
Previous custodian or owner:
Albert Besnard
Henri Vever (1854-1942)
Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
Topic:
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
woman  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Henri Vever collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1986.309
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31e18f520-5d80-4194-b820-85e16992a6ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.309