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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.90
Title
A Family of Monkeys
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
late 18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217686

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and watercolor on paper, Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
11.5 x 26.8 cm (4 1/2 x 10 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
2009.202.90
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The drawing features a family of monkeys near a river bank. From left to right: a seated monkey holds her young; a monkey bends to the river to drink; a monkey walks away from the tree in the middle of the drawing, while six other monkeys gather around or climb it; finally, a monkey lies on its back while another scratches its chest. In the background are faintly-drawn trees and rocks, with sketches of monkey heads and a bear peering from behind a large rock. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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