1995.109: Subduing an Elephant

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1995.109

Title

Subduing an Elephant

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

3rd quarter of the 17th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Sawar

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/310596

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

30.9 x 41.6 cm (12 3/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
framed: 58.74 x 73.98 x 2.22 cm (23 1/8 x 29 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

1995.109

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), figure 24
• Elizabeth Finch, ed., Rajasthani Miniatures: The Welch Collection from the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, exh. cat., The Drawing Center (New York, NY, 1997), page 30

Exhibition History

• 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

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