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Elephant and Rider

Attributed to Hashim Indian
ca. 1640
Not on view
A rare drawing to survive from the Mughal period, this sketch was likely made in preparation for an imperial portrait. As a result of water damage, which has effaced most of the elephant, its driver and attendant, the goldladen head and trunk of the beast emerge dramatically from the page.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Elephant and Rider
  • Artist: Attributed to Hashim (Indian, active ca. 1620–60)
  • Date: ca. 1640
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Ink and watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
    W. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.255
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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"Portrait of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Hashim Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Portrait of Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II of Bijapur", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Painting by Hashim
Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
verso: ca. 1620; recto: 1534 or later
Helmet, Steel, brass, copper, Indian, possibly North Indian
Helmet
Indian, possibly North Indian
probably 19th century
The Connoisseur, Honoré Daumier French, Pen and ink, wash, watercolor, lithographic crayon, and gouache over black chalk on wove paper
The Connoisseur
Honoré Daumier
ca. 1860–65
"Portrait of Mulla Muhammad Khan Vali of Bijapur", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Hashim Indian, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
"Portrait of Mulla Muhammad Khan Vali of Bijapur", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Painting by Hashim
Calligrapher Mir 'Ali Haravi
recto: ca. 1620; verso: 1537–47
Dagger (Katar) with Sheath, Steel, gold, wood, velvet, Indian
Dagger (Katar) with Sheath
Indian
18th–19th century

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