Nawab Ali-Mardan Khan

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.

Historical period(s)
ca. 1900
Movement
Mughal Court
School
Mughal School
Medium
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (overall): 31.5 x 23.5 cm (12 3/8 x 9 1/4 in)
Geography
India
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1986.440
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Album, Painting
Type

Detached album folio

Keywords
Henri Vever collection, India, nawab, portrait, ruler, WWII-era provenance
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
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.

Inscription(s)

On the top: Shabih-i Ali- Mardan Khan Bahadur.
"Likeness of Nawwab Ali-Mardan Khan Bahadur."

Published References
  • Glenn D. Lowry, Milo Cleveland Beach, Elisabeth West FitzHugh, Susan Nemanzee, Janet Snyder. An Annotated and Illustrated Checklist of the Vever Collection. Washington and Seattle. cat. 395, p. 331.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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