Drawing
18th century (made)
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Tinted drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, an elephant with its back legs chained together and front legs chained to a tree stump, facing a mahout with a spear.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Drawn and painted in ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Tinted drawing, chained elephant, ink and watercolour on paper, Mughal, 18th century. "W.F." written on the back. |
| Physical description | Tinted drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, an elephant with its back legs chained together and front legs chained to a tree stump, facing a mahout with a spear. |
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| Content description | An elephant with its back legs chained together and front legs chained to a tree stump, facing a mahout with a spear. |
| Marks and inscriptions | W.F. on the back of the drawing. (WF = William Fullarton) |
| Object history | "W.F." is inscribed on the back, indicating that it belonged to the 18th century collector William Fullarton. |
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| Accession number | D.1204-1903 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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