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Seated woman and a youth - National Museum of Asian Art

Seated woman and a youth

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1600-1610
  • Geography

    Isfahan, Iran
  • Material

    Ink on paper
  • Dimension

    H x W: 12.9 x 18 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    S1986.309
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S1986.309

Object Details

  • Description

    Album leaf; Seated woman and a youth; tinted drawing.
    Border: the drawing occupies the full width of the page.
  • Provenance

    From at least 1934
    Albert Besnard, from at least 1934 [1]
    To 1942
    Henri Vever (1854-1942), Paris and Noyers, France, to 1942 [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] Susan Nemazee, "Appendix 7: Chart of Recent Provenance" in An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection, Glenn D. Lowry et al (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 409.
    [2] See Glenn D. Lowry et al., An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection (Washington, DC: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1988), p. 312, no. 364.
    [3] See the Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection of January 9, 1986, Collections Management Office.
    [4] See note 3.
  • Collection

    Arthur M. Sackler Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Art in Iran and Europe in the 17th Century: Exchange and Reception (September 28, 2013 to January 12, 2014)
    Antoin Sevruguin: Selected Photographs (September 30, 1990 to May 26, 1991)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Albert Besnard
    Henri Vever (1854-1942)
    Francois Mautin (1907-2003)
  • Origin

    Isfahan, Iran
  • Credit Line

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

    Album
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