Harvard Art Museums > 1919.255: Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh , 1919.255,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/217056. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1919.255 Title Marriage Procession of Dara Shikoh Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1700-1750 Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/217056 Physical Descriptions Medium Monochrome tracing on deer skin (charba), unfinished; Mughal Style Dimensions 22.3 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel Accession Year 1919 Object Number 1919.255 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Dara Shikoh is depicted at the center with a veil of pearls covering his face and a turban draped in strands of pearls and a large plume. A large double halo encircles his head. Mounted on a caparisoned stallion, Dara Shikoh holds the reins with one hand, and with the other, a handkerchief. The horse rides into a crowd of men that carry bifurcated staffs with candles mounted on the ends, hold large candle sticks or candle sticks inside large glass jars, play instruments, clap, or hold weapons. Following the prince is a procession of men mounted on horses and women riding in howdahs on elephants. On the right in the background is a partially-drawn balcony with sparklers or fireworks shooting from it. The unfinished tracing is a preparatory drawing, and is nearly an exact comparison to a painting in the National Museum, New Delhi, which is dated 1740. Mughal Style. Exhibition History The Tablet and the Pen: Drawings from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/18/2006 - 07/23/2006 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
