Queen Shirin Visiting the Sculptor Farhad
Arts of the Islamic World
On View: Asian Galleries, Southwest Lobby, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
mid 18th century
PERIOD
Zand Period
DIMENSIONS
36 x 35 in. (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Islamic World
ACCESSION NUMBER
1997.108.5
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Irma B. Wilkinson in memory of her husband, Charles K. Wilkinson
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1929, provenance not yet documented; before circa 1929, acquired by Ernst Emil Herzfeld of Tehran; before 1948, purchased from Ernst Emil Herzfeld by Charles K. Wilkinson of New York, NY; 1986, gift of Charles K. Wilkinson to Irma Bezold Wilkinson (Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson) by inheritence; October 16, 1997, bequest of Irma Bezold Wilkinson to Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Southwest Lobby, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Queen Shirin Visiting the Sculptor Farhad, mid 18th century. Oil on canvas, 36 x 35 in. Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Irma B. Wilkinson in memory of her husband, Charles K. Wilkinson, 1997.108.5 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1997.108.5_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
IMAGE
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