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Prince Amar Singh (1672–1710) Drives His Own Elephant
Mewar Stipple Master (Indian)c. 1695
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
A youthful prince clad in yellow <em>jama</em> (belted tunic) holds a goad in his hand to control his elephant. His attendant sits in the back holding the royal insignia, a flying whisk, which billows in response to the velocity with which the elephant is running. The background of the painting is monochromatic green, a highly corrosive pigment.
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- Title: Prince Amar Singh (1672–1710) Drives His Own Elephant
- Creator: Mewar Stipple Master (Indian)
- Date Created: c. 1695
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 26.8 x 40 cm (10 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.140
- Medium: gum tempera and gold on paper
- Fun Fact: The tusk of the elephant is decorated with a gold ring.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.140
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