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Preliminary Sketch of an Elephant Huntcirca 1800

Not on view
Brown ink drawing on aged tan paper, depicting dozens of elephants in outline across a horizontal composition, with trees, a leaping horse and rider, and two big cats
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Preliminary Sketch of an Elephant Hunt
Place Made
India, Rajasthan, Kota
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
18 1/8 x 26 in. (46.04 x 66.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Accession Number
M.80.291.2
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.