AlbumsOttoman17th century

Two Dervishes or Qalandars

c. 17th century

Classification

Albums

Technique

Painted

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

22.5 x 15.1 cm (8 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Jean Pozzi, Paris. Edwin Binney, 3rd (by 1973-1985), bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985. Footnote: Edwin Binney, "Turkish Treasures From the Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd", Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Oregon, 1979, p. 106. Jean Pozzi (1884-1967), the French Ambassador to Constantinople in the 1930s.

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