A FINE TINTED DRAWING OF A MAHOUT TRAINING AN ELEPHANT Mughal India, late 17th - 18th century Pen, black ink, opaque pigments and gold on paper, the horizontal composition depicting a mahout holding a steel ankus on the right hand, riding a fully adorned elephant with gold-embroidered saddle-rug and silver bridles, the tip of the tusks covered in gold, to the right two trainers on foot holding a flag and standard, the scene mounted within gold and light pink borders, the outer frame cream-coloured and gold-speckled, 30.2cm x 20.4cm the folio. Provenance: Christie's London, India on Paper, Online Onlysale 10236, 29 May - 12 June 2014, lot 506.