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Colorful painting of royal figure on elephant attempts to restrain animal. Figure on horse faces the animal. Behind elephant is a figure carrying a staff while another figure races ahead with a staff.

A Prince Restraining an Elephant

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Unknown

Artist
Unknown (Indian)
Title
A Prince Restraining an Elephant
Date
ca. 1615
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 x 10 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Jane Werner Watson
Accession No.
1972.44
Geography
India

Related

Ca. 1970-71, lent by Jane Werner Watson (Santa Barbara, CA) to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 13 November 1972, gifted to Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. Watson & Jane Werner Watson." Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1971. no. 15
  • Vajracharya, Gautam V. "Watson Collection of Indian Miniatures at the Elvehjem Museum of Art." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. no. 18
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Two Faces of South Asian Art: Textiles and Paintings." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1984. no. 2.71
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Vol. 9, No. 1, January /February/ March 1993. p. 3

  • Capturing Nature: Instruments, Specimens, and Art: Science History Detectives First-Year Interest Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 12/10/2013–4/13/2014
  • Two Faces of South Asian Art: Textiles and Painting: , 2/4/1984–3/18/1984
  • Indian Miniature Painting: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 9/8/1975–9/26/1975
  • Title unknown [50 Indian miniature paintings]: University of Wisconsin-Stout, 10/15/1974–11/1/1974
  • New Acquisitions from the Far East: Elvehjem Art Center, 11/5/1973–1/6/1974
  • Indian Miniature Painting: The Collection of Earnest C. and James Werner Watson: Elvehjem Art Center, 10/29/1971–1/2/1972

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