2009.202.117: Two Charioteers with Four Horses, and Two Men

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.117

Title

Two Charioteers with Four Horses, and Two Men

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

early 19th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Punjab

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/217620

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

19.5 x 29 cm (7 11/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

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

2009.202.117

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The page features sketches of two female charioteers with two horses each executed in a European style. At the top of the page on either side are portraits of two men facing left. The one on the left a large nose and a dark beard. He wears a purple turban with a tuft of hair peeking from it and a robe (jama). The figure’s hands are clasped in front of him, as if in prayer. The figure on the right is younger, as suggested by bearing only a faint trace of a mustache. He wears a pink turban with a tuft of hair peeking from it, a pendant, and a robe. The style of their turbans denote they are Sikhs. The drawing can be attributed to the early 19th century because of the type of Sikh turban depicted was only fashionable at that time.

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