Image: Two elephants carrying the fish and sun insignia of Mughal sovereignty

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Description: One of six figures from the Mughal emperor's ceremonial procession on the occasion of the Id. Object: Gouache Place of origin: Delhi, India (made) Date: ca. 1840 (painted) Artist/Maker: Mazhar Ali Khan (possibly) (artist) Materials and Techniques: Gouache Museum number: IS.486-1950 Gallery location: In Storage Download image More information Map Download PDF version Physical description Two elephants carrying the fish and sun insignia of Mughal sovereignty. One of a set of six images from the Mughal emperor's ceremonial procession on the occasion of Id. Place of Origin Delhi, India (made) Date ca. 1840 (painted) Artist/maker Mazhar Ali Khan (possibly) (artist) Materials and Techniques Gouache Dimensions Height: 14 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Descriptive line Gouache, Two elephants carrying the fish and sun insignia of Mughal sovereignty, Delhi, ca.1840 Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no) Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 166 p. ISBN 0944142303 Materials Gouache Techniques Painted Subjects depicted Elephant Categories Company paintings; Animals and Wildlife Collection code IND
Title: Two elephants carrying the fish and sun insignia of Mughal sovereignty
Credit: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O15706/one-of-six-figures-from-gouache-mazhar-ali-khan/
Author: Mazhar Ali Khan (possibly) (artist)
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