Description
- Abstract:
- Unfinished drawing of an elephant carrying a rider and an empty carriage seat.
- Notes:
- Physical Description: Rendering of elephant's head is the most complete area of the image. Fragment of anomalous text on lower left corner. Different areas of the sketch illustrate the working process of the artist. This image has been excised from its original leaf. Adhesive markings on verso, some staining on recto. Leaf is presently unmounted. Two rectangular areas of adhesive damage from cellophane tape.
- Support: Paper
Access Conditions
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
"Leaf"
Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:80754/
Relations
Collection:
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Minassian Collection of Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings
...Miniature paintings from the estate of Mrs. Adrienne Minassian. The paintings often include text from Persian and Indian tales. Many of the illustrations within the Minassian Collection are depictions of stories from the classical Persian text, Shahnama of Ferdowsi.
The …