Tethered and Chained Horse | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.153
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Tethered and Chained Horse
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota (?)
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217259

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions: 12 x 16.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

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: 2009.202.153
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This drawing depicts a caparisoned male horse. It is tethered by its bridle and its back feet are chained. His left back leg is raised. Rendered in profile, its ears are set back, eye widened, mouth agape, suggesting that is has been startled. Rajput Style, Kota School.

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