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Artworks
Elephants Frolicking in a Mountainside Lake
Mughal, c. 1630-1640
Opaque pigments, silver and gold on paper mounted on an album page
Short nasta‘liq inscription naming a mountain on the reverseFolio 40.5 x 28.5 cm; painting 21 x 14.5 cmThis delightful painting of seventeen elephants frolicking in and around a mountainside lake is quite unprecedented in early 17 th -century Mughal painting, standing out both by virtue of the...This delightful painting of seventeen elephants frolicking in and around a mountainside lake is quite unprecedented in early 17th-century Mughal painting, standing out both by virtue of the sheer number of elephants and by the variety of their lively actions.
Condition report and full description by John Seyller available by request
