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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)
Enraged elephant attacking a horsefront

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Enraged elephant attacking a horse

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  • Description

    In this virtuoso combination of drawing and resist-marbling, the enraged elephant, its mahout and the stricken stallion are dramatically silhouetted within a vibrant field of marbling patterns. The art of marbling flourished in Central Asia, Iran and Turkey, and became a speciality of the Bijapur court in the second quarter of the 17th century.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › south India › Karnataka › Bijapur (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1640
    Material and technique
    brush drawing with colour and gold on marbled paper
    Dimensions
    frame 31.5 x 39.8 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 17 x 25.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › drawing,
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.91

  • 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. 41 on p. 104, illus. pp. 90-91 & 105

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    • Returned to lender

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