Who created "Elephant and Rider"?

Elephant and Rider was created by Hashim in ca. 1640.

When was "Elephant and Rider" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1640.

What medium is "Elephant and Rider"?

Elephant and Rider is Ink and watercolor on paper.

Is "Elephant and Rider" in the public domain?

Yes, Elephant and Rider is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Elephant and Rider

Hashim

ca. 1640

Medium

Ink and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

H. 6 in. (15.2 cm) W. 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2010

Accession Number

2010.255

Tags

MenElephants

Art Historical Context

Behold the delicate "Elephant and Rider," a captivating drawing by the artist Hashim, created around 1640. Rendered in ink and watercolor paper, this intimate work measures just 6 by 8 inches, exemplifying the refined scale of Islamic manuscript illustrations and album leaves. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's of Islamic Art, it a rider atop a majestic elephant, evoking grandeur of royal processions and the animal's symbolic power in South Asian and Persianate cultures. In the 17th century, such drawings were prized in courtly circles, often detached from larger manuscripts to form p...

Elephant and Rider

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