Elephant at a Gallop, 1710–20. Opaque watercolor, ink, and charcoal on paper, Image: 14 × 16 1/2 in. (35.6 × 41.9 cm) Framed: 18 5/8 × 21 3/4 × 3/4 in. (47.3 × 55.2 × 1.9 cm). Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022, 2022.214. arr.

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Elephant at a Gallop

1710–20

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: 14 × 16 1/2 in. (35.6 × 41.9 cm) Framed: 18 5/8 × 21 3/4 × 3/4 in. (47.3 × 55.2 × 1.9 cm)
Departments: Asian Art
Accession Number: 2022.214
Credit Line: Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2022
Rights Statement: arr

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