2009.202.185: A Lion, a Female Figure, and a Horseman
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.185
- Title
- A Lion, a Female Figure, and a Horseman
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 18th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217625
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink on paper; Rajput Style
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 14.4 cm (5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1976 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1976.
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
- 2009.202.185
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- The page features three sketches. On the top right, a male figure on a walking, caparisoned horse, facing right. The majority of the page is dominated by a seated male lion facing right. At the bottom is a depiction of a female figure wearing a head ornament, earrings, nose ring, armlet, bracelet, and a cropped top. She stands against a railing and faces left. Rajput style.
Verification Level
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