Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah

Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778)

Artist

Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778)

Date

c. 1730–40

Medium

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Origin

Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Guler

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Nearest in the field

• Kedara Ragini
• The Elephant of Maharana Jai Singh of Mewar (r. 1680–98) Catches a Horse by the Tail
• Krishna and Balarama touching the feet of Vasudeva and Devaki, from the “Vertical” Bhagavata Purana
• The Emperor Alamgir (reigned 1658–1707) on Horseback
• Durga Slaying Mahisha
• King Bana in his court, from an Usha-Aniruddha
• Radha Awaiting Reconciliation with Krishna, from a Gita Govinda of Jayadeva
• Krishna Under a Canopy

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