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Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin

(from 2nd Feb until 22nd Apr 2012)

Explore the remarkable collection of Indian paintings and drawings of the artist Howard Hodgkin.

Detail of Maharaja Dhiraj Singh riding, Raghugarh, India, c.1700 (Museum No: LI118.34)
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Elephant eating a tree

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  • Description

    A royal elephant enjoying a respite from its state duties takes its leafy lunch from a convenient tree. The bearded mahout directs the improvised meal with shouts of command and the touch of his ankus. Freely sketched with a sparing use of colour and wash, this composition derives from earlier Deccani and Mughal models.

  • Details

    Associated place
    AsiaIndianorth-west IndiaJammu and Kashmir Mankot (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1700
    Material and technique
    brush drawing with colour on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 48.5 x 48.5 x 1.8 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 38 x 38 cm (height x width)
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    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.59
  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 66 on p. 156, illus. p. 157

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    • Returned to lender

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