Composite Drawing of an Elephant | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2009.202.186
Title: Composite Drawing of an Elephant
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217492

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions: 10.5 x 17 cm (4 1/8 x 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Stuart Cary Welch (by 1976 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1976.

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: 2009.202.186
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: The page features a large elephant with its trunk up and walking to the right. The elephant is composed of various fish, birds, and other animals, both real and fictitious, including a tiger, monkey, horse, camel, and a makara, a crocodile-like creature of Hindu mythology, which comprises the front of the elephant’s front right leg, as well as its rump and tail. Rajput style.

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