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Painting of a grey elephant in a red saddle raising its trunk beside a pink column, surrounded by white-robed attendants, with sparks and smoke in a golden background.

The elephant Khanderao Bahadur killing Sham Mahavat

A painted elephant with a red-draped saddle and chains dominates a golden ground, its trunk raised against a pink column while white-robed attendants with turbans press in from both sides. Sparks and smoke rise in the background, and an inscription in script runs along the top edge of the painting.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1700
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2664 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1705).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Elefante Khanderao Bahadur atacando a Sham Mahavat, ca. 1700

Un elefante pintado, con silla roja y cadenas, domina un fondo dorado; su trompa se alza junto a una columna rosada mientras asistentes vestidos de blanco y con turbantes se acercan por ambos lados. Chispas y humo se elevan al fondo, y una inscripción recorre el borde superior de la pintura.

Português: Elefante Khanderao Bahadur atacando Sham Mahavat, c. 1700

Um elefante pintado, com sela vermelha e correntes, domina um fundo dourado; sua tromba se ergue junto a uma coluna rosada enquanto assistentes de roupas brancas e turbantes avançam dos dois lados. Faíscas e fumaça sobem ao fundo, e uma inscrição percorre a borda superior da pintura.