Provenance
(Art market, London); acquired 5 February 1962 to (Hector Brame, Paris); purchased March 1962 by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia;[1] gift 1992 to NGA.
[1] Provenance information from donor's records.
Accession Number
1992.51.3
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
overall: 46 x 36.7 cm (18 1/8 x 14 7/16 in.) | framed: 63.5 x 54.3 x 4.1 cm (25 x 21 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon
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Dutch 18th Century
The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night
Lalu
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
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