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The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund
Museum
Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah
c. 1730–40
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Provenance
Public?–2005
(Sam Fogg Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
2005–
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Source provenance text
(Sam Fogg Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Exhibitions
PublicSource exhibition text
Indian Gallery 242 Rotation – April-November 2018. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 2-November 18, 2018). Of the Hills: Paintings from India’s Himalayan Kingdoms. National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC (organizer) (April 18-July 26, 2026) https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/exhibitions/of-the-hills/.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Sourced Overview Evidence
The Mughal emperor responsible for a revival of courtly arts and pastimes was Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–48). This painting was made by an artist from a small kingdom in the western Himalayas who stayed at the Mughal court in Delhi and painted scenes of his experiences. <br><br>Like his predecessors, Muhammad Shah enjoyed watching elephant fights. He is shown in his window of public audience, marked by a golden carpet, smoking a hookah. Women from his harem can be seen looking on from behind painted screens.<br><br>Two pairs of men hold fire brands and spears to prevent the elephants from running off and to keep them under control. The intensity of the fight—captured at a moment when one mahout, or elephant trainer, has dropped his goad and is about to jump off—is augmented by the dense colors and forms in contrast to the otherwise pale planes, balanced only by the strip of palace windows.
The Cleveland Museum of Artconfidence 100%
Evidence state
0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.
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