1953.45: Prince on Horseback
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1953.45
- Title
- Prince on Horseback
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India
- Period
- Mughal period
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216606
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 27 x 19.6 cm (10 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Francis H. Burr Memorial Fund
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- 1953.45
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Against a pale green background and facing right is a mounted figure. He has a dark mustache and a thin, yet full, dark beard. He wears a turban of decorative cloth tied with a green and white band, a long white robe (jama) with orange flowers, a waist sash (patka) with decorative ends, and red and orange boots with gold decoration. Tucked into his waist sash is a punch-dagger (katar). His elaborate dress suggests his princely status. Hanging from his gold saddle is a red quiver full of arrows and a green recurved bow. The prince holds the green reins in his left hand and a whip in his right. He rides a brown horse with a white muzzle. Its mouth is agape and its front legs are in the air.
Verification Level
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