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State elephant, Baroda
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Oil painting on paper by Marianne North dated
1879 of a state elephant at Baroda.Marianne North visited India in
1877-79 and completed over 200 paintings whilst there. In her
autobiography, 'Recollections of a happy life' of 1892, she wrote,
"At Baroda at sunrise large employment was prepared for me. First
came the gold and silver guns, drawn by noble bullocks with gilded
horns...Then came the Maharani's gold carriage, with silver wheels
and gorgeous bullocks, quite hidden in silver draperies. Then the
two State elephants, painted all over, carrying about £5000 worth
of ornaments on their backs: all of them had to be drawn. I was
nearly dead when dusk came."
Title: State elephant, Baroda
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Oil painting on paper by Marianne North dated
1879 of a state elephant at Baroda.
Marianne North visited India in
1877-79 and completed over 200 paintings whilst there.
In her
autobiography, 'Recollections of a happy life' of 1892, she wrote,
"At Baroda at sunrise large employment was prepared for me.
First
came the gold and silver guns, drawn by noble bullocks with gilded
horns.
Then came the Maharani's gold carriage, with silver wheels
and gorgeous bullocks, quite hidden in silver draperies.
Then the
two State elephants, painted all over, carrying about £5000 worth
of ornaments on their backs: all of them had to be drawn.
I was
nearly dead when dusk came.
".
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