The Elephant King Wrestles a Crocodile: Illustration from a Gajendramo

A pencil-like sketch on toned paper shows a massive elephant turning to grapple with a crocodile at its hindquarters. Above, a flowering tree sprawls across the upper left, while a smaller crocodile lies at the lower edge.

Look closer: A small crocodile lies near the lower right edge, partly hidden by the sketch lines.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Ink and wash on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3496 × 3001 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008