2009.202.184: Drawing of a Family of Monkeys
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.184
- Title
- Drawing of a Family of Monkeys
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 18th-19th century
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217495
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink and watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 10.7 cm (3 5/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1976 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1976.
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
- 2009.202.184
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- A monkey sits slightly above a larger monkey and grooms it from behind. Both monkeys have dark faces, small ears, tufts of hair that frame the face, and black-tipped tails. A smaller monkey climbs the back of the one who is grooming. Another monkey sits in the distance, denoted by its body being completely shaded. Rajput style, Kota school.
Verification Level
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