Lot Essay
See, Christie's London, 24 April 1990, lot 3 for a similar rendition of an elephant and mahout.
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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KOTAH, 18TH CENTURY
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Two Pen and Ink Drawings of Mahouts on Elephants
India, Rajasthan, Kotah, 18th Century
Each drawing featuring a profile of a mahout riding an elephant over a grass field, one with orange blanket, the other with mauve blanket, with views of rolling hills delineated in pink, and buildings in the distance at the corners, both signed on reverse in devanagari: Mahmood and Mahmood Murad
Each folio: 8¾ x 111/8 in. (22.3 x 28.2 cm.) (2)
India, Rajasthan, Kotah, 18th Century
Each drawing featuring a profile of a mahout riding an elephant over a grass field, one with orange blanket, the other with mauve blanket, with views of rolling hills delineated in pink, and buildings in the distance at the corners, both signed on reverse in devanagari: Mahmood and Mahmood Murad
Each folio: 8¾ x 111/8 in. (22.3 x 28.2 cm.) (2)