Lot Essay
The painting is unusual foremost for its charming depiction of a frontal view of the elephant and through the pentimenti that is revealed.
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INDIA, BIKANER, 18TH CENTURY
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An Elephant Taking a Drink at a Pond
India, Bikaner, 18th Century
Featuring a frontal view of a caparisoned and jeweled elephant with its trunk immeresed in a wading pond and mahout standing nearby with upraised spear set against a grassy field
Image: 6 x 3¾ in. (15.2 x 9.5 cm.)
India, Bikaner, 18th Century
Featuring a frontal view of a caparisoned and jeweled elephant with its trunk immeresed in a wading pond and mahout standing nearby with upraised spear set against a grassy field
Image: 6 x 3¾ in. (15.2 x 9.5 cm.)