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Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902)

Encounter with a wild elephant c.1869

9.6 x 13.4 cm (whole object) | RCIN 922699

Encounter with a wild elephant

Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902)

Encounter with a wild elephant c.1869

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022,

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022,

Description

DM 998: herd of wild elephants to right, charging to left, and on left, Indian men crowded together; with two keepers on elelphant moving to right. From a series of drawings.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Nicholas Chevalier (1828-1902)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

pencil, sepia wash, white bodycolour

Measurements

9.6 x 13.4 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Biological sciences
Zoology
Animals
Mammals
Elephants
Indian elephants
Places
Asia
Sri Lanka
India
References

Other number(s)

RL 22699

DM : Millar, D., 1995. The Victorian Watercolours in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. 2 vols, London – DM 0998

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