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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.187
People
Unknown Artist
Title
Drawing of a Frontward-Facing Elephant
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1785
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217626

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
19.5 x 14.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 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
2009.202.187
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The page depicts a large, frontward-facing elephant. Its ears are out to the side of its large head. Its trunk is curled upward and points left. It has two large tusks. Its eyes appear to be peering downward and are slightly crossed. The elephant’s back left leg is bent inward. Rajput style, Kota school.

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