id:			314445
accession number:	2018.140
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.140
updated:		2022-01-04 18:08:42.810000

Prince Amar Singh (1672–1710) Drives His Own Elephant, c. 1695. Attributed to Mewar Stipple Master (Indian). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.8 x 40 cm (10 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.140

title:				Prince Amar Singh (1672–1710) Drives His Own Elephant
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creation date:			c. 1695
creation date earliest:		1685
creation date latest:		1705
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
technique:	gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Mewar Stipple Master (Indian)  - artist

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measurements: Page: 26.8 x 40 cm (10 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: July 2002-2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018-
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fun fact: 
The tusk of the elephant is decorated with a gold ring.

digital description: 
A youthful prince clad in yellow <em>jama</em> (belted tunic) holds a goad in his hand to control his elephant. His attendant sits in the back holding the royal insignia, a flying whisk, which billows in response to the velocity with which the elephant is running. The background of the painting is monochromatic green, a highly corrosive pigment.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.140/2018.140_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.140/2018.140_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.140/2018.140_full.tif