The Elephant Catcher.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
D. Needham
American, 1808 - 1888
Date1847
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 15/16 x 8 5/8in. (30.3 x 21.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.4 x 25.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 15/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.4 x 25.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
DescriptionTwo Indian elephants stand at the edge of a forest. One elephant has its trunk wrapped around a tree. An Indian wearing a loin cloth and a turban is at the top of the tree. A second Indian, wearing a turban, a short tunic, and a cummerbund, approaches from the left foreground. He holds a coil of rope in his right hand. Tall grass, additional trees, and a mountain are in the background.
Object number1950.156.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE ELEPHANT CATCHER. / 295."On verso, inscribed in purple ink, upper left, "854". Inscribed in pencil: lower left, "Print / Box 7 / #56"; lower right, "consv. CPC 1987" "Dwr 16" and accession number.
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