Nawab Ali-Mardan Khan
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1900 -
Geography
India -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 31.5 x 23.5 cm (12 3/8 x 9 1/4 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.440 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.440
Object Details
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Court
Mughal Court -
School/Tradition
Mughal school -
Description
Detached album folio; Nawab Ali-Mardan Khan; single-page portrait; Persian in black nasta'liq script, the inscription on the top reads: the portrait of Nawab Ali-Mardan Khan Bahadur.Border: The painting is set in black and white rulings in a brown inner frame of floral scroll, surrounded by a green, red and gold outer frame, mounted on paperboard with floral motifs. -
Marks
Matting board: Nabab Ali Mardan Khan written in pencilOld matting: white rectangular sticker, 753 printed in black inkOld matting: Vever 326 written in pencilOld matting: Portrait de Ali M. Khan (bandour), written in pencilOld matting: Est. Dem. pos, written in pencilOld matting: rectangular sticker with blue boarder, 326 written in blue pencilOld matting: Vever 326 written in pencilOld matting: 12 Vever, written in blue pencilOld matting: 12 Vever, written in blue pencil -
Inscriptions
On the top: Shabih-i Ali- Mardan Khan Bahadur.On the top: Shabih-i Ali- Mardan Khan Bahadur. -
Provenance
?-?Possibly Georges Demotte (1877-1923), method of acquisition unknown [1]?-1942Henri Vever (1854-1942), method of acquisition unknown [2]1942-1947Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947), bequest of Henri Vever [3]1947-1986Francois Mautin (1907-2003), bequest of Jeanne Louise Monthiers and Henri Vever [4]From 1986National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, purchased from Francois Mautin [5]Notes:[1] See annotation “Est. D” on the old matting, which suggests the work was estimated and possibly sold by Georges Demotte to Vever. Georges Demotte was a collector and dealer of Islamic and medieval European art. He had galleries in Paris and New York City.[2] An accomplished French jeweler and collector, Henri Vever amassed a large and impressivecollection of works of art during his lifetime. His holdings in Japanese prints and Islamic arts of the books,especially from Iran and India, were among the most important assembled in the early twentieth century. This object was in Vever's collection at the time of his death in 1942.[3] Upon Henri Vever's death on September 25, 1942, his wife, Jeanne Louise Monthiers inherited the object. See exhibits F and G of Agreement of Purchase and Sale of the Henri Vever Collection, January 9, 1986, copy in object file.[4] Upon the death of Jeanne Louise Monthiers, as stipulated in the will of Henri Vever, the family's assets were divided evenly between his two grandchildren. His only grandson, Francois Mautin inherited the collection known as "The Henri Vever Collection of Oriental Art and Manuscripts Including Persian and Indian Art and Manuscripts." This object is part of that collection. See exhibits F and G as cited in note 3.[5] The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery purchased the entirety of the collection from Francois Mautin on January 9, 1986. See purchase agreement, copy in object file. This work is part of the Museum’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection.Research updated April 18, 2024. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Possibly Georges Demotte (1877-1923)Henri Vever (1854-1942)Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947)Francois Mautin (1907-2003) -
Origin
India -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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