Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman

Creator Name

Painting attributed to Bichitr

Cultural Context

Date

ca. 1640

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Illustrated album leaf

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Title

Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman

Creator

Painting attributed to Bichitr, Indian, active ca. 1610–60, Artist

Worktype

Codices

Cultural Context

Material

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions

Whole page a: H. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm) Whole page b: H. 18.1/8 in. (46 cm) W. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm) Calligraphy page: H. 73/4 in. (19.6 cm) W. 3 1/16 in. (7.6 cm);
height: 46centimetre;
width: 32centimetre;
height: 46centimetre;
width: 32centimetre;
height: 46centimetre;
width: 32.1centimetre;
height: 19.6centimetre;
width: 7.6centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1640

Provenance

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1996

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

India

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Men; Elephants

Topic

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Painting attributed to Bichitr, Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman, ca. 1640, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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