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Shah Aurengzeb killing a mad elephant Probably Oudh, 1st half of 18th Century
Attacking with spear the elephant, a mahout on back of elephant, helped by Shah Jahan, Prince Darashikoh, Shuja Bahadur, Rustam Jema, Mirja Raja Jaising and two servants holding fire-sticks, pencil drawing with touches of colour and gold, the reverse with four lines of text, an old sale catalogue label attached to reverse, buff paper
35 x 24 cm (minor stains), framed and glazed
Attacking with spear the elephant, a mahout on back of elephant, helped by Shah Jahan, Prince Darashikoh, Shuja Bahadur, Rustam Jema, Mirja Raja Jaising and two servants holding fire-sticks, pencil drawing with touches of colour and gold, the reverse with four lines of text, an old sale catalogue label attached to reverse, buff paper
35 x 24 cm (minor stains), framed and glazed