Artist
Muhammad Baqir(Persian, active 1740s–1800s)Persian, active 1740s–1800s
CulturePersian
Titles
- Dancing Girl
DateAH 1192 / AD 1778-79
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 59 1/2 x 32 in. (151.1 x 81.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Franci Neely, and Sabiha and Omar Rehmatulla at the 2015 Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala
Object number2015.65
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
114 Islamic Art Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
ProvenancePossibly William Randolph Hearst collection; [Amphora Arts and Antiquities, Beverly Hills, CA]; [Jacob Shavleyan, London, 2004]; [Sotheby's, London, "Arts of the Islamic World", October 7, 2009, lot 66]; [Yacob's Gallery, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, upper section, signed and dated in cream: ya Baqir al-'Ulum 1192 AH (CE 1778)
Recto, upper section, signed and dated in cream: ya Baqir al-'Ulum 1192 AH (AD 1778)
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