Object Description
19th century antique print of “Decoy Elephants Leaving the Male Fastened to a Tree / Des Elephants Dressés laissant le Male”. This picture is from a book called “Oriental Field Sports”, this print dated 1819.
One such print is on display in the British High Commission, New Delhi, India.
http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?obj=22168
Author: Captain Thomas Williamson
Artist: Samuel Howitt (1756-1823)
Engraver: Henri Merke (Active 1800-1820)
English circa 1819 £150
64cm / 25″ high
75cm / 29½” wide
3cm / 1″ deep