Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.199: Procession at Datia 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"Procession at Datia (Unknown Artist) , 2009.202.199,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/217613. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.199 People Unknown Artist Title Procession at Datia Other Titles Alternate Title: Procession (ruler on elephant, with attendants) Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date late 18th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Bundelkhand Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/217613 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink and opaque watercolor over charcoal underdrawing, off-white laid paper Dimensions 42.3 x 82 cm (16 5/8 x 32 5/16 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 2009.202.199 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 The drawing depicts a large procession featuring, at the center, an elephant. Mounted on the animal is a rider (mahout) that holds the reins with one hand and a fly whisk up with the other. Behind him is a male figure, whose elegant dress and jewelry suggest he is a member of royalty. Both hands hold onto a sword (talwar) in front of him. The elephant is flanked by rows of attendants that are either on foot or on horseback. Some carry swords, matchlock guns, spears, and large black shields. Publication History Stuart Cary Welch, Indian Drawings and Painted Sketches , exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (Washington, D.C, 1976), Page 124-125/Figure 70 Stuart Cary Welch and Kim Masteller, From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from the Stuart Cary Welch Collection, exh. cat., Yale University Press (New Haven, 2004), pp.184-185, no. 64 Exhibition History Indian Paintings from a Private Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/13/1983 - 12/11/1983 Indian and Persian Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/25/1987 - 06/21/1987 Precisely to the Point, Daggers and Drawings from Persia and India: 15th-19th century, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/30/1992 - 07/26/1992 From Mind, Heart, and Hand: Persian, Turkish, and Indian Drawings from SCWelch, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/19/2005 - 06/02/2005 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
