id:			144840
accession number:	1969.65
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.65
updated:		2023-08-23 22:15:20.991000

Drawing of an Elephant, c. 1700. India, Mughal School, early 18th Century. Ink on paper; image: 12.8 x 18.1 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/8 in.); overall: 20 x 25.3 cm (7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1969.65

title:				Drawing of an Elephant
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creation date:			c. 1700
creation date earliest:		1695
creation date latest:		1705
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	India, Mughal School, early 18th Century
technique:	ink on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Image: 12.8 x 18.1 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/8 in.); Overall: 20 x 25.3 cm (7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Kasmin Gallery, London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969–
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fun fact:
Domesticated elephants had their tusks trimmed and decorated with gold rings.

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wall description:
Beginning with Babur, but especially with Akbar, the Mughal emperors displayed an enormous interest in and affection for the elephants of India. The palace housed many elephants, used by the royal court for practical tasks such as carrying heavy loads through rivers and over difficult ground, for charging into battle, and, sometimes, for executing captives. They were also used for entertainment purposes such as riding, ceremonial processions, hunting, and fighting. Royal elephants were cared for by trained staff and kept on a special diet. Their tusks, necks, and ankles were often decorated with golden chains and hoops encrusted with jewels and pearls.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1969." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 57, no. 1 (1970): 2-50.
	page number: 	Mentioned: no. 217, p. 51
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152307

	"Art of Asia Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1969." <em>Archives of Asian Art</em> 24 (1970): 86-117.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 107
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/20111025

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 40;  Mentioned: p. 39, p. 62
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	Leach, Linda York. <em>Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawing</em>s. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 40
	url:		

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IMAGES

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