Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank

Description Conservation Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This Mughal painting, Watlers W.685, dates to the late 10th century AH/AD 16th or the early 11th century AH/AD 17th. It depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a fortified city in the background. It appears that the wild elephants are being captured with a view to taming them. The figures in grisaille and the architectural vignettes in the background represent early contacts between Mughal India and Europe. The painting has a brown border with illuminated flora and fauna motifs.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
7/01/1975	Treatment	stabilized
7/05/2016	Treatment	examined for exhibition; stabilized

Exhibitions

Elephants. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987-1988.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Indian (Artist)

Period

late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century (Mughal)

Medium

ink and pigments on paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.685

Measurements

H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm); Image H: 8 3/8 x W: 5 in. (21.2 x 12.7 cm)

Geographies

India (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View