1995.93: Raja Mounted on a Black Horse, Accompanied by Two Attendants on Foot

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1995.93

People

Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian

Title

Raja Mounted on a Black Horse, Accompanied by Two Attendants on Foot

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

late 17th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/310733

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

Dimensions

Overall: 26.7 x 31.5 cm (10 1/2 x 12 3/8 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

1995.93

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

At the center of the painting is a king mounted on a galloping, caparisoned, black horse. His status is represented by the faint halo with gold rays emanating from it and the attendants, who flank the horse, carrying fly whisks. Rajput Style, Kota School.

Publication History

• Elisabeth Barro, "Zangar: A Study of Green Pigments Used at the Mughal and Rajput Courts" (Bachelor's thesis, Harvard University, 1997), Unpublished, pp. 1-82 passim

Exhibition History

• 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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