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A Royal Elephant Fightcirca 1875

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Ink and watercolor drawing on cream paper depicting two elephants clashing head-to-head at center, flanked by marching soldiers, gray fortress walls with a domed tower, and architectural structures

Unknown, A Royal Elephant Fight, circa 1875, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
A Royal Elephant Fight
Place Made
India, Rajasthan, Kota
Date Made
circa 1875
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
13 x 20 1/2 in. (33.02 x 52.07 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
M.77.154.23
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.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya and Catherine Glynn. The Sensuous Line: Indian Drawings from the Paul F. Walter Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.