Bust Length Portrait of a Rajput Prince

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.169
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Bust Length Portrait of a Rajput Prince
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217688

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.7 cm (3 1/16 x 2 5/8 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: 2009.202.169
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: At the center of the page is a portrait bust of a young Rajput prince facing left. He wears a turban with a band of pearls wrapped around the center. He wears a robe (jama) and necklaces, which includes a large pendant and strands of pearls, and an earring of three pearls. He has dark hair, a small, dark mustache, and a cleft chin. His brow is slightly furrowed and his lips are pursed. Rajput style.

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