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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.183
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Drawing of an Army with Elephants and Horses in Two Boats
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1730
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217512

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
14 x 27.5 cm (5 1/2 x 10 13/16 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
2009.202.183
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The drawing depicts two large boats. The first, on the right, features a bow that terminates in the head of a makara, a crocodile-like creature of Hindu mythology. The boat carries a group of horses near the bow and a larger group of war elephants in the center. Soldiers in the boat carry various weapons, including swords, bows, elephant goads (ankus), and spears. Some wear turbans while others wear helmets. The second boat carries two large war elephants. One tries to climb the bow of the boat, while the mounted solider tries to control it. Two soldiers on top of the bow assist in controlling the elephants. The two-tiered stern contains a group of soldiers. Across the bottom are swirls and scribbles, signifying the artist testing strokes as well as adjusting the amount of pigment held in the brushes. Rajput style, Kota school

Verification Level

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