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Two composite elephants, fighting

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    18th century

  • Geography

    India

  • Material

    Tracing and color on paper

  • Dimension

    H x W: 13.1 x 19.1 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/2 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1907.642

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1907.642

Object Details

  • Court

    Mughal Court

  • School/Tradition

    Mughal School

  • Provenance

    To 1907
    Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]
    From 1907 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Dikran G. Kelekian, New York, in 1907 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Reserve List of Persian Manuscripts and Miniatures, pg. 15, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
    [2] See note 1.
    [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    India

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Painting

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