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accession number: 2013.337
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A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.337
title: A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)
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creation date: c. 1710
creation date earliest: 1705
creation date latest: 1715
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creditline: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture: Mughal India
technique: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection: Indian Art - Mughal
type: Painting
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measurements: Page: 43 x 28.9 cm (16 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
opening date: 2016-11-07T05:00:00
Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Sotheby’s, New York, NY, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art and Indian Miniatures, 16–17 March 1988, lot 329, sold to Ralph and Catherine Benkaim)
date: March 17, 1988
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Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1988–2013
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2013–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. 73
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Gruber, Christiane J., ed. The Moon: A Voyage Through Time. Toronto, Ontario: Aga Khan Museum, 2019.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 59, pp. 198–199
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