id:			101355
accession number:	1920.1966
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1966
updated:		2024-04-17 11:08:31.980000

A Royal Picnic on a Terrace, c. 1620. Attributed to Muhammad Ali (Persian, active 1590–1620). Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 23.4 x 14.6 cm (9 3/16 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.1966

title:				A Royal Picnic on a Terrace
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creation date:			c. 1620
creation date earliest:		1615
creation date latest:		1625
current location:		242B Indian Painting
creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
copyright:			

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culture:	Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)
technique:	Gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Muhammad Ali (Persian, active 1590–1620)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 23.4 x 14.6 cm (9 3/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	later Hindi inscription on reverse: Babur
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		India's Art
	opening date:   1949-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>India's Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1949-January 22, 1950).

	title:		Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
	opening date:   1996-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India​ (Indian art rotation)
	opening date:   2024-03-22T04:00:00
	<i>Carpets and Canopies in Mughal India​ (Indian art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 22-September 8, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>From Hand to Mouth: A History of Flatware</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, gallery 102 (October 18, 1994-March 26, 1995)', 'opening_date': '1994-10-18T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Imre Schweiger, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1920
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1920–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	<em>Catalogue of the Inaugural Exhibition June 6-September 20, 1916</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916.
	page number: 	cat. no. 72, p. 158
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAInExhib_80860/page/n223/mode/2up?view=theater

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IMAGES

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