2009.202.10: Sketches of Dogs and a Military Procession (recto); Sketches of Weapons, Various Objects, and Figures (verso)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.10

Title

Sketches of Dogs and a Military Procession (recto); Sketches of Weapons, Various Objects, and Figures (verso)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

late 18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Devgarh

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217921

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and brown inks on beige laid paper; Rajput Style

Dimensions

27.1 x 17.4 cm (10 11/16 x 6 7/8 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

2009.202.10

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The recto side of this folio features, in the background, a military procession that winds across a hilly terrain. Some soldiers are mounted on horseback or elephant, while others are on foot. Some carry banners, while others carry guns and polearms. The foreground contains sketches of dogs in a variety of positions.

The verso side of this folio features drawings of different types of swords, spear heads, stirrups, and other objects. In the middle of the page, there is a sketch of a seated woman from behind, which is a flanked by a sketch of man on the left and a hilt of a dagger on the right. The bottom of the page has a scrolling vine with leaves and large circles. Rajput Style.

Publication History

• Stuart Cary Welch and Kim Masteller, From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from the Stuart Cary Welch Collection, exh. cat., Yale University Press (New Haven, 2004), pp. 180-183, no. 63

Exhibition History

• From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from SCWelch, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/19/2005 - 06/02/2005

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