Mahant of Tarakeshwar Rides on an Elephant
c. 1890
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Mahant of Tarakeshwar Rides on an Elephant, c. 1890. Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat. Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper; secondary support: 60.8 x 42.3 cm (23 15/16 x 16 5/8 in.); painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward 2003.104
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
- Dimensions
- Secondary Support: 60.8 x 42.3 cm (23 15/16 x 16 5/8 in.); Painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2003.104
- Credit Line
- Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
- Exhibitions
- Indian Kalighat Paintings, Cleveland Museum of Art, (5/1/11-9/18/11); "Indian Kalighat Paintings"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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