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Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman

Bichitr, 1640
Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman, Bichitr
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Portrait of the Elephant 'Alam Guman is a Mughal Watercolor and Gold Leaf Painting created by Bichitr in 1640. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Elephants. SourceDownload

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