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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

Unknown, Preliminary Sketch of an Elephant Hunt, circa 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.