Elephant and rider, Keshavdas, c. 1580 - c. 1590
Keshavdas, portraitKeshavdas1555–1617

Elephant and rider

c. 1580 - c. 1590 · Drawing

May one see it?

Unknown

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

Source
The museum

About the work

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.

Rijksmuseum

Particulars

Accession number
AK-MAK-521

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

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