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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.231
Title
Indian Village in a Mountainous Landscape with Islamic Building
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
mid-19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217217

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
14.4 x 10 cm (5 11/16 x 3 15/16 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
2009.202.231
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This painting features a small Indian village set against a mountain-scape. The village consists of several huts and a large domed structure, which is probably an Islamic building. A large, lush tree stands in the center of the image. The scene is rendered in a European style.

Publication History

  • Stuart Cary Welch, Room for Wonder : Indian Painting During the British Period, 1760-1880, exh. cat., American Federation of Arts (New York, NY, 1978), Page 136-137/Figure 61a

Exhibition History

  • Viewing Architecture: Paintings and Photographs of Indian Architecture, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/14/1984 - 09/17/1984

Verification Level

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