Album page: a group of dervishes
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Period
early 17th century -
Geography
Isfahan, Iran -
Material
Ink and color on paper -
Dimension
H x W (drawing): 15.9 × 9.6 cm (6 1/4 × 3 3/4 in) -
Accession Number
F1940.18 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1940.18
Object Details
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Description
Line drawing in black, red and blue inks; lightly tinted. Paper. -
Provenance
To 1940Heeramaneck Galleries, New York to 1940From 1940Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Heeramaneck Galleries, New York in 1940 [1]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. For additional information, see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Riza-i Abbasi Album (May 10, 1985 to September 3, 1985)The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)Ceramics from the World of Islam (January 16, 1974 to July 1, 1974)Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Paintings (May 1, 1945 to September 25, 1947) -
Previous custodian or owner
Heeramaneck Galleries (active 1928-1964) -
Origin
Isfahan, Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Album -
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