2009.202.233: Bust Portrait of a European Girl (pounce)
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.233
- Title
- Bust Portrait of a European Girl (pounce)
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- early 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217218
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- 20 x 18 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.
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
- 2009.202.233
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- The drawing depicts a bust portrait of a European girl, indicated by her light skin and hair. Her heavy-lidded eyes gaze off to the right as she has her left pointer finger up to her chin. In her right hand, she carries a small mango. While she wears a lilac-colored tunic, her bare, flat chest is exposed. She wears bejeweled earrings, a necklace, and a bracelet.
Verification Level
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