2009.202.115: Men Fleeing From an Escaped Elephant

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.115

Title

Men Fleeing From an Escaped Elephant

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

early 18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217466

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

Dimensions

20.5 x 21.8 cm (8 1/16 x 8 9/16 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

2009.202.115

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The composition, consisting of an assembly of fragments, depicts men fleeing from an escaped elephant. They are depicted in varying degrees of completion, the bottom left figure, for example, is simple in its execution, particularly when compared to the figures in the center. The intensity of the scene is shown through the figures’ various reactions, as they run, stand, tumble, or attempt to take cover. While the elephant itself is not depicted, it is represented by the red, cylindrical base with chains on the right, from which it escaped. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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