2009.202.153: Tethered and Chained Horse
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.153
- Title
- Tethered and Chained Horse
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota (?)
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217259
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
- Dimensions
- 12 x 16.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 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
- 2009.202.153
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- This drawing depicts a caparisoned male horse. It is tethered by its bridle and its back feet are chained. His left back leg is raised. Rendered in profile, its ears are set back, eye widened, mouth agape, suggesting that is has been startled. Rajput Style, Kota School.
Verification Level
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