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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.107
Title
The Great Orgy of Maharao Shatru Sal II
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
mid 19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/310594

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
34.8 x 24.5 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
framed: 57.47 x 43.5 x 2.22 cm (22 5/8 x 17 1/8 x 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift in gratitude to John Coolidge, Gift of Leslie Cheek, Jr., Anonymous Fund in memory of Henry Berg, Louise Haskell Daly, Alpheus Hyatt, Richard Norton Memorial Funds and through the generosity of Albert H. Gordon and Emily Rauh Pulitzer; formerly in the collection of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.107
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The painting features a fanciful orgy participated in by men, women, and animals. On the left, the large male figure is Kota ruler Maharao Shatru Sal II (r. 1866-89). His stature represents his royal status. Rajput Style, Kota School.

Publication History

  • Elizabeth Finch, ed., Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection from the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, exh. cat., The Drawing Center (New York, NY, 1997), page 33

Exhibition History

  • Poignant, Picturesque, and Berserk Northern Indian Paintings and Objects of the Seventeenth through Nineteenth Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/08/1992 - 10/04/1992
  • Indian Harvest: Part 1, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/30/1995 - 01/21/1996
  • Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, The Drawing Center, New York, 04/16/1997 - 06/07/1997
  • Women in South Asian Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/26/2017 - 01/07/2018

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