Muhammad-Quli Qutbshah

Object Details

• Provenance

  ?-1911

  Alexis Hubert Rouart (1839-1911), method of acquisition unknown [1]

  1911

  Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, “Collection Alexis Rouart (quatrième vente): tableaux, aquarelles, pastels, dessins," May 8-10, 1911, lot 67 [2]

  1911 -1942

  Henri Vever (1854-1942), likely purchased at Hotel Drouot [3]

  1942-1947

  Jeanne Louise Monthiers (1861-1947), bequest of Henri Vever [4]

  1947-1986

  Francois Mautin (1907-2003), bequest of Jeanne Louise Monthiers and Henri Vever [5]

  From 1986

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery purchased from Francois Mautin [6]

  Notes:

  [1] Alexis Hubert Rouart was a renowned French collector of modern, European works on paper, especially lithographs, European painting, and Asian works of art, including Indian sculptures, Japanese lacquer and prints, Chinese bronzes and Islamic paintings. His large collection was sold through a series of auctions in May 1911 held at the Hôtel Drouot, Paris. In 1922, the American Art Association hosted the auction for Rouart’s impressive collection of Japanese color prints. See Alexix Rouart’s red, wax seal on the work’s original matting. See also note 2.

  [2] Hôtel Drout, “Collection Alexis Rouart (quatrième vente) : tableaux, aquarelles, pastels, dessins," [auction catalogue] (Paris, May 8-10, 1911), lot 67.

  [3] An accomplished French jeweler and collector, Henri Vever (1854-1942) amassed a large and impressive collection 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 work remained in Vever’s collection at the time of his death.

  [4] 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.

  [5] 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 4.

  [6] 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.

  Research updated on June 5, 2023.

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Alexis Rouart (French, 1839-1911)

  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

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• Date

  1910s, 1890s

• Name

  Mautin, Francois Albert, Rouart, Alexis, Monthiers, Jeanne Louise, Vever, Henri

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Henri Vever collection, Copy, Portraits

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings