Harvard Art Museums > 1960.161.36: Folio 36 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Four drawings; two designs for penboxes; head of a bearded man; seated dervish (recto); Blank page (verso) Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Folio 36 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Four drawings; two designs for penboxes; head of a bearded man; seated dervish (recto); Blank page (verso) , 1960.161.36,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/98509. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.161.36 Title Folio 36 from an Album of Drawings and Paintings: Four drawings; two designs for penboxes; head of a bearded man; seated dervish (recto); Blank page (verso) Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date 19th century Culture Persian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/98509 Physical Descriptions Medium Left: black counterproof, brown ink and watercolor on off-white laid paper, pricked; Top middle: red and brown inks over graphite on off-white wove paper; Bottom middle: graphite and watercolor on off-white wove paper; Right: brown ink on off-white laid paper, pricked and partially and selectively rubbed with red chalk (recto) Dimensions Folio: 32.5 x 22 cm Recto: sheet at left: 28 x 3 cm; sheet at top middle: 11.2 x 7 cm; sheet at bottom middle: 10 x 7 cm; sheet at right: 27.5 x 2.5 cm Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Recto: inscription (German): as transcribed by Sean Wehle: "Meister Najaf von einem Schüler gemacht/gemalt 1820"; alternate transcription by Mary McWilliams: "Maler Najaf von einem Schüler gemalt 1820" Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.161.36 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History David Roxburgh, ed., An Album of Artists' Drawings from Qajar Iran, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2017), pp. 15-16, fig. 1; pp. 45-46, 60-61, 70, 113; folios 36a-b Related Works 1960.161 Album of Drawings and Paintings Albums Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
