Portrait of Muhammad Shah Padishah

Object Details

• Provenance

  To 1947

  Heeramaneck Galleries, New York. [1]

  From 1947

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Heeramaneck Galleries, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

  From the Hand of Mani (January 18, 1985 to July 5, 1985)

  The Brush of the Masters: Drawings from Iran (October 14, 1978 to May 30, 1979)

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 6 and 7 (February 25, 1956 to April 10, 1962)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Manuscripts, Pottery, Metalwork, and Glass (April 12, 1955 to November 21, 1955)

  Special Exhibition, Near Eastern Art (September 15, 1953 to February 9, 1954)

  Untitled Exhibition, Islamic Arts, 1947 (October 6, 1947 to February 25, 1956)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Heeramaneck Galleries (active 1928-1964)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Drawing

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• Name

  Heeramaneck Galleries

• Topic

  S?afavid dynasty, 1501-1736, Arrow, Art, Animals, Horsemen and horsewomen, Horses, Arts of the Islamic World, Portraits, Bow

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Object Type

  Drawings