Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.65: Composite Elephant with Monkey Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Composite Elephant with Monkey (Attributed to The Kota Master) , 2009.202.65,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/190470. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.65 People Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian Title Composite Elephant with Monkey Other Titles Title: Composite Elephant Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1730 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/190470 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and opaque watercolor over black chalk underdrawing on tan laid paper; Rajput Style, Kota School Dimensions Sheet: 23 x 25 cm (9 1/16 x 9 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 temporary 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 2009.202.65 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The painting depicts a large composite elephant comprising of birds, animals, fish, and mythical creatures. Mounted on the elephant is a monkey rider, which holds onto a snake that acts as a rope tied around the body of the elephant. Rajput Style, Kota School. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch and Kim Masteller, From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from the Stuart Cary Welch Collection, exh. cat., Yale University Press (New Haven, 2004), pp. 154-155, no. 50 Exhibition History From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from SCWelch, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/19/2005 - 06/02/2005 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/19/2018 - 11/07/2018 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu