Indian and British artists c. 1820
Elephants and domestic animals of Bengal. Various techniques; Mainly pencil and watercolour. On European paper. 14×14 cm.-64×49 cm. (20)
Rockpaintings date the history of domesticating wild Elephants in India to about 6000 BC. The number of elephants in captivity in India, early 1830’s was approx. 40 000. For Benjamin Wolff and other travellers arriving in India these have surely been an overwhelming and exotic sight. The Elephant as well as the Camel appear quite often as staffage in Thomas Daniell’s picturesque views. Included also in the collection are several studies of less flamboyant domestic species including goats, sheep and horses.
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Oriental sale, 30 November 2016