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A saddled horse

c. 1750

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Medium
Gum tempera on paper
Measurements
Overall: 24.5 x 21.5 cm (9 5/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Folio Club 1968.106
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Not on view
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White pigment was used to cover lines that the artist considered to be less than perfect.

Description

Horses were important components in royal portraiture, processions, ragamalas (series of images pertaining to verses that correspond to musical systems), and narrative scenes. Pahari artists perfected their ability to depict horses by sketching with brush and black pigment on handmade paper.
A vertically oriented ink and tempera drawing on aged, stained paper depicts a saddled horse in profile facing our left. Fine black outlines define its light gray body and thin legs ending in dark hooves. It wears a detailed bridle and a layered saddle over a floral-patterned cloth. Small script at the top and frayed, brown edges frame the composition, capturing an elegant study of equestrian form against the textured, tan background.

A saddled horse

c. 1750

Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

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