id:			170859
accession number:	2013.337.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.337.a
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.708000

A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto), 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.a

title:				A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto)
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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:		The Moon: A Voyage Through Time
	opening date:   2019-03-09T05:00:00
	<i>The Moon: A Voyage Through Time</i>. Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada (organizer) (March 9-August 18, 2019).

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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. <em>Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. 73
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	Gruber, Christiane J., ed. <em>The Moon: A Voyage Through Time</em>. Toronto, Ontario: Aga Khan Museum, 2019.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 59, pp. 198–199
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