Playful Elephant Bathing in Dust, ca. 1700. Opaque watercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper, Image: 9 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (25 × 25 cm) Framed: 13 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 3/4 in. (34.9 × 39.4 × 1.9 cm). Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022, 2022.213. arr.

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Playful Elephant Bathing in Dust

ca. 1700

Maker Unknown

Asian Art

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper
Medium: Opaque watercolor, Ink, charcoal on paper
Locations: country: India, region: Rajasthan
Dimensions: Image: 9 13/16 × 9 13/16 in. (25 × 25 cm) Framed: 13 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 3/4 in. (34.9 × 39.4 × 1.9 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2022.213
Credit Line: Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022
Rights Statement: arr

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