Elephant uprooting a tree, 18th century (Allahabad, Municipal Museum)

Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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Elephant uprooting a tree, 18th century (Allahabad, Municipal Museum)

Authors

Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

Description

The figures are depicted in soft colours, with the delicacy of line and subtle modulation of contours characteristic of Mughal art. Only the tree, with its energetically patterned leaves, reflects the pre-Mughal tradition.