Officer of the Guards

between 1622 and 1624

Possibly Reza 'Abbasi Iranian, ca. 1565 - 1635

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Islamic, Level 1, North Wing

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About the Artwork

Title Officer of the Guards

Artwork Date between 1622 and 1624

Artist Possibly Reza 'Abbasi

Life Dates ca. 1565 - 1635

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Iranian

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions Image: 7 × 3 1/2 inches (17.8 × 8.9 cm) Overall (with border): 13 3/8 × 9 inches (34 × 22.9 cm)

Classification Paintings

Department Islamic Art

Credit Gift of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 44.275

Markings

Signed Signed: Riza'-i 'Abbasi

Inscriptions Inscribed: [translated: Work of the humble Reza-i 'Abbasi]

Provenance

Eleanor Clay Ford [Mrs. Edsel B. Ford] [1896-1976];
1944-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Grube, Ernst J. Muslim Miniature Paintings from the XIII to XIX Century from collections in the United States and Canada. Exh. cat., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Venezia, 1962, p. 127, no. 110 [called a work of his late years; English edition].

Grube, Ernst J. Miniature dal XIII al XIX Secolo. Exh. cat., Instituto Venezia e l'Oriente. Venice, Italy, December 13, 1962-February 3, 1963, p. 127, no. 110 [called a work of his late years].

Lowe Art Center, Syracuse Univesity. New York, April 1967.

Golombek, L. Islamic Art. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1972, pp. 29-30, (fig. 10).

Canby, Sheila R. The Rebellious Reformer: The Drawings and Paintings of Riza-yi Abbasi of Isfahan. London, 1996, p. 153, cat. no. 112 (ill.), p. 147, 148 [see text entry for more information].

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possibly Reza 'Abbasi, Officer of the Guards, between 1622 and 1624, opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Edsel B. Ford, 44.275.