Image of Gallery in South Kensington
Not currently on display at the V&A
On short term loan out for exhibition

Drawing

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Murshidabad (made)

Brush drawing, ink, watercolour and gold on paper, a fight between two composite elephants, ridden by demons.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Animals and Wildlife
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawn in ink on paper, with gold and a colour wash
Paper (Fiber Product)
Opaque Watercolour
Paint
Painted
Drawn
Brief description
Brush drawing, fight between composite elephants, ink,watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1760
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink, watercolour and gold on paper, a fight between two composite elephants, ridden by demons.
Dimensions
  • Width: 20.6cm (Note: Measurement of card on which drawing is done. There is no border. )
  • Height: 13.7cm (Note: Measurement of card on which drawing is done. There is no border. )
Content description
A fight between two composite elephants, ridden by demons.
Styles
Mughal
Murshidabad School
Object history
Purchased from Martinus Nijhoff. Registerd file T88848/1903
Subjects depicted
Elephants
Demons
Deer
Boar
Rabbits
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
D.1186-1903

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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