Not currently on display at the V&A

Drawing

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, depicting two elephants, being incited to combat by a man with a firework, while other animals (rabbits and antelope) run for safety.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted using a brush, in ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Brush drawing, two elephants fighting, ink and watercolour on paper, Kota, ca. 1860
Physical description
Brush drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, depicting two elephants, being incited to combat by a man with a firework, while other animals (rabbits and antelope) run for safety.
Dimensions
  • Height: 192mm
  • Width: 304mm
  • Card onto which object mounted height: 240mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 360mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
Two elephants, being incited to combat by a man with a firework, while other animals (rabbits and antelope) run for safety.
Style
Credit line
Given by W. G. Archer Esq., 1955.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. no. 42, p. 58
Collection
Accession number
IS.89-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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