A prepatory drawing of elephants fighting, Rajasthan, India, circa 1620, opaque pigments and ink on paper, depicted locked in combat, a scene of chaos behind while men below attempt to restrain them with chains and men in the trees above frantically secure further ropes to the boughs, a man below attempts to save a lady who has fallen from being trampled, 26.2 x 16.7cm. Provenance: The Collection of Paul F. Walter; The private collection of J. Mittal, HyderabadFurther works from this collection were sold at The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Christie's New York, 21-28 September 2017Jagdish Mittal was a founder-member of the Indian National Trust for Arts & Cultural Heritage & a member of the Governing Board of the South Zone Cultural Centre, Tangavur. He lectured on art in London, Los Angeles and Chicago and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. In 1976, Jagdish and his wife set up The Jagdish & Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad.A prepatory drawing of elephants fighting, Rajasthan, India, circa 1620, opaque pigments and ink on paper, depicted locked in combat, a scene of chaos behind while men below attempt to restrain them with chains and men in the trees above frantically secure further ropes to the boughs, a man below attempts to save a lady who has fallen from being trampled, 26.2 x 16.7cm. Provenance: The Collection of Paul F. Walter; The private collection of J. Mittal, HyderabadFurther works from this collection were sold at The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Christie's New York, 21-28 September 2017Jagdish Mittal was a founder-member of the Indian National Trust for Arts & Cultural Heritage & a member of the Governing Board of the South Zone Cultural Centre, Tangavur. He lectured on art in London, Los Angeles and Chicago and was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990. In 1976, Jagdish and his wife set up The Jagdish & Kamla Mittal Museum of Indian Art, Hyderabad.