Saru Taqi, a Safavid courtier

Object Details

• Artist

  Bishandas (active 1590-1640)

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal school

• Marks

  The signature of the artist is contained in the little gold cartouche to the right of the nobleman.

• Inscriptions

  An inscription in the lower left corner of the painting reads, "in the likeness of Saru Taqi."

• Provenance

  From prior to 1936

  Rudolf Meyer Riefstahl (1880-1936), acquired prior to 1936 [1]

  To 1997

  Sophia Riefstahl, New Bedford, MA, by descent, to 1997 [2]

  From 1997

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Sophia Riefstahl in 1997

  Notes:

  [1] According to Curatorial Note 4, Vidya Dehejia, December 10, 1997, in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)

  Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Rudolf Meyer Riefstahl (1880-1936)

  Sophia Riefstahl

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1610s, 1620s

• Name

  Riefstahl, Rudolf Meyer, Riefstahl, Sophia

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Reign of Jahangir (1605 - 1627), Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Portraits

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings