2009.202.24: Military or Royal Gathering (fragment)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.24

People

Unknown Artist

Title

Military or Royal Gathering (fragment)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th-early 19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217504

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink on paper; Rajput Style

Dimensions

33.5 x 24 cm (13 3/16 x 9 7/16 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

2009.202.24

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

This drawing, a fragment of a larger composition, depicts a large military or royal procession with various figures facing different directions. The artist has taken great care in expressing each figure’s individuality through their facial features, facial hair, turbans, and dress. Some figures are on horseback while the majority are afoot. On the top right, two figures hold what appears to be the poles of a palanquin, but this component of the drawing is missing. The figures also carry a different types of weapons, including bows and quivers, swords, and spears. Rajput Style.

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