Elephant and Rider
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
- 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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