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Sydney Prior Hall (1842-1922)
The Prince of Wales Visit to India 1876: Loaded elephant on the bank of the River Sharda 20 Feb 1876
10.4 x 18.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 923390
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A watercolour of an elephant, carrying boxes and a rider, near Jamoa Camp on the bank of the River Sharda. A seated man beside it, 20 February.
In October 1875 Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and later King Edward VII (r.1901–10), embarked on an extensive tour of the Indian subcontinent, travelling on HMS Serapis. The Prince of Wales visited more than 21 towns and cities across parts of modern-day India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Nepal before returning to England in May 1876. The Prince's final weeks on the subcontinent were spent on a hunting excursion in Nepal. At the time, the hunting of exotic animals was a popular sport without the concerns that are prevalent today. Escorted by Sir Jung Bahadur, the party left the camp at Bunbussa on the afternoon of 20 February, and by fording the river Sharda on elephants, crossed into Nepal Terai. -
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10.4 x 18.0 cm (whole object)
Other number(s)
RL 23390
