- Identification and Creation
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- Object Number
- 2009.202.195
- People
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Unknown Artist
- Title
- A Female Artist at Work
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- Late 18th - early 19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217628
- Physical Descriptions
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- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
- Dimensions
- 9.7 x 10.6 cm (3 13/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
- Provenance
- Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Note: Object was accounted for in 1983 inventory. - Acquisition and Rights
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- 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
- 2009.202.195
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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- Descriptions
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- Description
- Seated on a small platform against a large cylindrical cushion is a female artist. She supports her drawing or painting on one of her knees. She uses her right hand to draw or paint. She wears a long robe, trousers, and a long, translucent shawl that covers her head and runs down her back. A halo encircles her head. Next to the platform is a small table with various-sized flasks and containers. There is a lightly drawn terrace and trees in the background. Rajput style, Kota school.
- Exhibition History
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Women in South Asian Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/26/2017 - 01/07/2018
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