Kneeling Angel with Cup and Bottle

Object Details

• Artist

  Attributed to Shah Quli

• Provenance

  By 1931

  E. Beghian, London, method of acquisition unknown [1]

  To 1933

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York [2]

  From 1933

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York. [3]

  Notes:

  [1] See "The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs", January 1931, vol. 58, no. 344, p. XV. See also Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record. Edward Beghian (1876-1962) was a dealer in carpets and antiques, with a gallery first at 18 Dover, then 37 Berkeley Streets, London, from about 1924-1939.

  [2] See note 1. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

  [3] See note 2.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

  Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)

  Turkish Art (May 26, 1982 to June 24, 1982)

  Turkish Ceramics (September 24, 1982 to May 10, 1985)

  Turkish Art (November 1, 1980 to May 25, 1982)

  Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)

  Art of the Near East (August 21, 1977 to December 14, 1979)

  Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)

  Turkish Art—Special Exhibition (August 1, 1973 to December 19, 1973)

  Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

  Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)

  Special Exhibition (February 9, 1954 to April 20, 1954)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947)

  Untitled Exhibition, Persian Paintings and Ceramics (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Edward Beghian (1876-1962)

  Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962)

• Origin

  Probably Istanbul, Turkey

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1500s, 1560s

• Name

  Kevorkian, Hagop, Beghian, Edward

• Place

  Istanbul

• Topic

  Art, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Arts of the Islamic World, Illumination, Angels

• Culture

  Muslims, Turks

• Object Type

  Paintings