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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.33
Title
Lion Hunt (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (recto); Tigers and Soldiers (Pounce) (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (verso)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
early 18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/183754

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
52.8 x 57.9 cm (20 13/16 x 22 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1999 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1999.

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
2009.202.33
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
On the recto of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a lion hunt in a forest setting. At upper right, a hunter and his aide are hidden in the tree tops. The hunter aims his rifle at a pair of lions in the center of the drawing. On the verso of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a tiger hunt in a rocky landscape. Eight great cats inhabit the painting; two are attacking the men who are presumably hunting them. On the verso of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a tiger hunt in a rocky landscape. Eight great cats inhabit the painting; two are attacking the men who are presumably hunting them.

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