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c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s · Cleveland Museum of Art

Hunting with Falcons in a Landscape (recto)

Abd al-SamadWikidata

painting by Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600)

Wander from here

In the picture

Landscape
Date
c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700sCleveland Museum of Art
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paperCleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
35.7 × 24.3 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Inventory no.
2013.292.aWikidata
Credit line
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 CollectionCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. ? – 1929
    E. E. [Edward Earle] Meugens [1875–1929], Calcutta and England, by descent to J. R. Meugens
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “E. E. [Edward Earle] Meugens [1875–1929], Calcutta and England, by descent to J. R. Meugens (?–1929)”
  2. 1929 – 1969
    J. R. Meugens
    inheritance
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “J. R. Meugens (1929–1969)”
  3. July 1, 1969 –
    (Sotheby’s, London, Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 1 July 1969, lot 80, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Sotheby’s, London, Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 1 July 1969, lot 80, sold to Ralph Benkaim) (July 1, 1969)”
  4. 1969 – 2013
    Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “Ralph Benkaim [1914–2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1969–2013)”
  5. 2013 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2013–)”
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