2009.202.103.A-B: Sketches of Figures and Animals

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.103.A-B

Title

Sketches of Figures and Animals

Other Titles

Title: Two Folios Mounted Together: Drawing of Sleeping Figures (above); Cattle and Head of Priest

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1825-1850

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/215590

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

Dimensions

18.5 x 25 cm (7 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

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

2009.202.103.A-B

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The object is composed of two separate folios that are mounted together. The folio at the top features sketches of several figures, including a woman sleeping on a day bed, three female figures, and a bare-chested man wearing a turban and sleeping. The bottom folio consists of sketches of a cow and calves, as well as the head of a Hindu priest, his identity denoted by his hairstyle. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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