Running Elephant (recto); Practice Sheet of Elephant Sketches (verso)

India (Rajasthan, Kotah)

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Elephants were an extremely popular subject in Kotah court painting, which largely focused on marshal themes and hunts. Here, the artist almost completely ignored the human figures; instead, the emphasis is on naturalistically capturing the elephant in motion.

Running Elephant (recto); Practice Sheet of Elephant Sketches (verso), Charcoal on paper, India (Rajasthan, Kotah)

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