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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.166
Title
Tiger Attacking Boar
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1860
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183363

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions
24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Language: English
    Script:
    “Tiger and Boar”

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.166
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Amidst rocky outcrops and other animals, which include rabbits and a gazelle, is a large tiger that lunges and attacks a boar head-on. It sinks its teeth into the back of the boar’s neck. Its front paws holds onto the boar’s neck and mid-back. The boar has gouged the tiger in the right shoulder. Rajput style.

Verification Level

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