Elephant and rider

Keshavdas (possibly), c. 1580 - c. 1590

The elephant and rider rest in the shade of a tree. The animal’s legs are chained together to prevent sudden movements. The miniaturist Kesu Das was active in the workshop of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He was a master in the rendering of light on fabric.

  • Artwork typedrawing, Indian miniature
  • Object numberAK-MAK-521
  • Dimensionsheight 347 mm x width 266 mm, height 189 mm x width 125 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgouache en goud, penseel in dekverf in kleuren

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Elephant and rider

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-521

  • Description

    Kornak op olifant.

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Keshavdas (possibly), India

  • Dating

    c. 1580 - c. 1590

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    gouache en goud, penseel in dekverf in kleuren

  • Dimensions

    • height 347 mm x width 266 mm
    • height 189 mm x width 125 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Gerrit-Jan Verburgt bequest, 1969)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale, London (Sotheby), 1924;{Note RMA.}…; collection of Gerrit-Jan Verburgt (1871-1926), The Hague, 1926;{Note RMA.} his widow Carolina Geertruida Verburgt-Kramers (1876-1968), The Hague, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1969;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • Cat. Legaat Verburgt, nr. 31. (Bulletin van de Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 19-20 (1970))
    • M.C. Beach, The Moghul painter Kesu Das, in: Archives of Asian Art, XXX, 1976-1977, fig. 5.

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