2009.202.33: Lion Hunt (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (recto); Tigers and Soldiers (Pounce) (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (verso)
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.33
- Title
- Lion Hunt (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (recto); Tigers and Soldiers (Pounce) (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (verso)
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- early 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/183754
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- 52.8 x 57.9 cm (20 13/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1999 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1999.
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
- 2009.202.33
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- On the recto of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a lion hunt in a forest setting. At upper right, a hunter and his aide are hidden in the tree tops. The hunter aims his rifle at a pair of lions in the center of the drawing. On the verso of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a tiger hunt in a rocky landscape. Eight great cats inhabit the painting; two are attacking the men who are presumably hunting them. On the verso of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a tiger hunt in a rocky landscape. Eight great cats inhabit the painting; two are attacking the men who are presumably hunting them.
Verification Level
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