Folio from an unidentified text; recto: Prince and princess in a landscape; verso: inscription

Object Details

• Description

  Detached manuscript folio, left-hand half of a double page composition; facing folio is in the collection of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto (acc. number: AKM00218); recto: painting: Prince and princess seated in a landscape; verso: obliterated stamp.

• Inscriptions

  On reverse: Obliterated inscription in Persian giving the title of Fath Ali Shah Qajar and the date 1819-20 (1235 A.H.)

• Provenance

  Possibly Georges Demotte (1877-1923), Paris, France. [1]

  To 1942

  Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France. [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] The original folder sheet states that this folio may have belonged to Georges Demotte. The provenance note states: “Demotte (?)”. See object file, Collections Management Office. Also, on the back of the frame “Demotte” is written in large blue script was crossed out; and “Vever” was written below (also in blue). See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.

  [3] See note 2.

  [4] See note 2.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  George Marteau et l'art du livre persan (June 26, 2019 to January 6, 2020)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Henri Vever (1854-1942)

  Francois Mautin (1907-2003)

  Georges Demotte (1877-1923)

• Origin

  Istanbul, Turkey

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1700s, 1720s

• Name

  Mautin, Francois Albert, Demotte, Georges, Vever, Henri

• Place

  Istanbul

• Topic

  Landscapes, Prince, Art, Princess, Henri Vever collection, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Arts of the Islamic World

• Culture

  Muslims, Turks

• Object Type

  Manuscripts