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Taming of the Elephant Chanchal1760

Not on view
South Asian manuscript painting of a dark elephant amid swirling flames confronting a group of men in turbans and colorful garments, against an olive ground with storm clouds above, within a red border

Unknown, Taming of the Elephant Chanchal, 1760, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neustatter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Taming of the Elephant Chanchal
Place Made
India, Rajasthan, Mewar
Date Made
1760
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.78 cm); Image: 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (10.8 x 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neustatter
Accession Number
M.72.24
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Elephants and Ivories in South Asia. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.