The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Heavy Field Battery, Jhansi
1886
(Indian, 1844–1905)
Image: 18.3 x 27 cm (7 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.); Paper: 18.3 x 27 cm (7 3/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.28
Location: not on view
Description
Exercises involving elephant batteries, which were exotic to European eyes, attracted spectators; photographs of them were excellent souvenirs of these military forces employed by the British Indian Army. Elephants had been employed in warfare in India since at least the 500s BC, but with the advent of heavy artillery, their function switched from attack to support. They transported big guns and supplies and worked in logging and construction. It took many cattle to pull a load that could be handled by two elephants.- 1887 or 1888Studio of Raja Deen Dayal, sold to commissioner (identity unknown)1970s–2015Walter Clode [1929–2022], Pershore, England, sold or consigned to Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England2015–16(Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHDecember 5, 2016–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024).
- {{cite web|title=Heavy Field Battery, Jhansi|url=false|author=Raja Deen Dayal|year=1886|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.266.28