1972.355: The Resourceful Lover
Paintings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1972.355
- Title
- The Resourceful Lover
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- mid 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Mewar
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216689
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and silver on paper; Rajput Style, Mewar School
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 14.29 cm (9 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
- Accession Year
- 1972
- Object Number
- 1972.355
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The painting features an amorous couple on a daybed near a river. As a wild elephant charges towards them, the male figure holds up a black shield and large, gold mace to protect himself and his lover. Rajput Style, Mewar School.
Exhibition History
- Rasika, the Discerning Connoisseur: Indian Paintings from the John Kenneth Galbraith Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/1998 - 04/05/1998
Verification Level
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