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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)
A prince riding an elephant in processionfront

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A prince riding an elephant in procession

  • loan

  • Description

    This fragment of a larger painting on cloth was made for Akbar at the same period as the Hamzanama series. A prince, perhaps Akbar himself (now only seen in the original under-drawing), rides a large elephant at the head of a lively royal procession of elephants. The upper part of this painting is in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Cloth-paintings of this kind were probably displayed within the emperor’s tent quarters on his travels and campaigns.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north India (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1570
    Mughal Period (1526 - 1858)
    Associated people
    possibly Akbar (ruled 1556 - 1605) (subject)
    Akbar (ruled 1556 - 1605) (commissioner)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on cotton cloth
    Dimensions
    frame 47.8 x 53.6 x 2.7 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 33.8 x 39 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › textile › cotton,
    organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    assembled › woven,
    woven,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    more
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.26

  • 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. 4 on p. 30, pp. 17 & 274, illus. pp. 22-23 & 31

Past Exhibitions

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Location

    • Returned to lender

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