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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.137
Title
Nobleman Peering at Ladies Eating a Meal Through a Window (recto); Sketches of Elephant and Dog (verso)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215591

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
12 x 11 cm (4 3/4 x 4 5/16 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
2009.202.137
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The recto side of this folio features a group of women seated on the floor eating a meal. Female attendants stand behind the group and in the doorway. A nobleman watches the women from a window. His youthfulness is demonstrated by his lack of facial hair. The small deer depicted at the bottom left is most likely a separate sketch. Due to paper being an expensive commodity, artists often re-used paper for sketches and studies. The verso side of this folio features a drawing of a large elephant and a dog. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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