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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.32
Title
Enraged Elephant with Mahout
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1730
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/199174

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque white watercolor on paper
Dimensions
50 x 59 cm (19 11/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1999 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1999.

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
2009.202.32
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This fragmentary drawing depicts an elephant bearing a mahout. The elephant runs to the right at full tilt, scattering before him three footmen equipped with rifle, prong, and spear.

Verification Level

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