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Lala Deen Dayal

The Great Elephant

1885–1900
Albumen silver print from glass negative
24.1 × 21.2 cm (9.5 × 8.3 in)

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● On view now — Gallery 850

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified July 2026

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