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PRINCE SALIM, MOUNTED ON AN ELEPHANT, BEATS OFF AN ATTACKING LION WITH THE STOCK OF HIS GUN, INDIA, DELHI, CIRCA 1800 |
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- painting: 25.8 by 17cm.leaf: 45 by 30cm.
gouache with gold on paper, inscribed at top in gold “shabihi Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir Pad-Shah Ghazi”, mounted on an album page with polychrome floral borders, various inscriptions to reverse including the word 'Jehangeer'
Provenance
Ex-collection Joe & Hellen Darion (1917-2001), New York.
Acquired from the Olsen Foundation, Bridgeport, Conn.
Acquired from the Olsen Foundation, Bridgeport, Conn.
Exhibited
Olsen Travelling Exhibition, Persian Miniature no. 117 (label on reverse of frame)
On loan:
North Carolina Museum of Art, 1962 (loan number Olsen Persian Miniature TL.62.10.117, label on reverse of frame).
On loan:
North Carolina Museum of Art, 1962 (loan number Olsen Persian Miniature TL.62.10.117, label on reverse of frame).
Condition
In good condition, minor stains and minor retouching, small losses to the paint which though remains bright, the reverse with traces of cello tape and some writing, as viewed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This scene illustrates a well-known episode from Prince Salim’s youth, before he ascended the Mughal throne as Emperor Jahangir. His memoirs recount an incident that occurred in the Punjab in the 1590s: “A powerful lion appeared out of the woods. I fired at him from the elephant’s back, and I had not time to put down my gun and sieze my sword. Inverting the gun, I knelt, and with both hands struck him with the stock over the head and face so he fell to the ground and died.” (Tuzuk-i- Jahangiri, vol.II, p.270). A number of earlier versions of this scene exist, including one by Miskin (see Gray 1949, no.708, pl.134), another in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin (see Leach 1995, vol.2, p.963, no.9.699), and three in the St. Petersburg Album (see von Habsburg et al. 1996 (facsimile edition), pls.111, 115, 158).