Ulugh Beg with ladies of his harem and retainers

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1946

  Jacob Acheroff, Paris, France. [1]

  From 1946

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Jacob Acheroff, Paris. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

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

  Wonders of Creation, Oddities of Existence: An Exhibition in Celebration of Halley's Comet (February 28, 1986 to October 27, 1986)

  From the Hand of Mani (January 18, 1985 to July 5, 1985)

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

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

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

  Persian Art (January 1, 1963 to September 3, 1963)

  Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)

  Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)

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

• Previous custodian or owner

  Jacob Acheroff

• Origin

  Uzbekistan

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

• On View

  Freer Gallery 04: Engaging the Senses

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Name

  Acheroff, Jacob

• Place

  Uzbekistan

• Topic

  Art, Timurid period (1378 - 1506), Arts of the Islamic World, Court

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Paintings

• On View

  Yes