An outstanding c1645 AD #Deccani #IndianMiniaturePainting with #Mughal influence of Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah of #Bijapur #Deccan #India & his #African Prime Minister Ikhlas Khan

This #Painting from Howard Hodgkin collection now at Ashmolean Museum #UnitedKingdom is as much a Portrait of a Prized Royal #Elephant as of its Distinguished Riders.

#AfricansInIndia #IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #IndianMiniaturePaintings #DeccaniSchool of #Art
#History #Heritage #Animals #IndianCulture