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Three boys making a fringe for an elephant decoration, by John Lockwood Kipling, 1870

Three boys making a fringe for an elephant decoration

John Lockwood Kipling

1870

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Three boys making a fringe for an elephant decoration is a 1870 by John Lockwood Kipling, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
John Lockwood Kipling
When & what style?
1870 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

Lockwood Kipling’s 1870 drawing shows three boys working on a fringe for an elephant decoration. It’s just a quick sketch, not a big painting. Kipling spent years in India. He taught art and made designs for buildings and objects. His son Rudyard was born there a few years earlier. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this drawing in person.

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