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Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales with the Maharajah of Gwalior during his Indian tour, 1921

The Prince of Wales with the Maharajah of Gwalior during his Indian tour, 1921. The future King Edward VIII and his host ride in the howdah of a decorated elephant

Background imageMahout Collection: The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Major Murray's Armstrong guns crossing the Tacazze Valley

The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Major Murray's Armstrong guns crossing the Tacazze Valley, 1868 Creator: Unknown
The British Expedition to Abyssinia: Major Murray's Armstrong guns crossing the Tacazze Valley, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by '...our Correspondent

Background imageMahout Collection: Embarking elephants at Bombay for the Abyssinian Expedition, 1868. Creator: C. R

Embarking elephants at Bombay for the Abyssinian Expedition, 1868. Creator: C. R
Embarking elephants at Bombay for the Abyssinian Expedition, 1868. Engraving of a sketch by Mr. Frank J. Capp, Bombay Staff Corps

Background imageMahout Collection: King Emperor's Hunt in India, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

King Emperor's Hunt in India, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
King Emperor's Hunt in India, 1911. Shows George V of England, who traveled to India in December 1911 to be installed as King-Emperor of India, on a hunting trip in Nepal, December 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson

A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
A squad of elephants saluting the Commandant at Dinapore, India, 1864. The Illustration affords another evidence of the elephant's sagacity

Background imageMahout Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: taming a wild elephant, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: taming a wild elephant, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: taming a wild elephant, 1864. Engraving of a photograph...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford

Background imageMahout Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: testing the rope, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: testing the rope, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: testing the rope, 1864. Engraving of a photograph...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford

Background imageMahout Collection: The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant charged by a Tiger

The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant charged by a Tiger in the Nepal Terai, February 21, (1901)

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephant Steeplechase at Rangoon, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Elephant Steeplechase at Rangoon, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Elephant Steeplechase at Rangoon, 1858. The British entertaining themselves in Burma. The officers of the garrison at Rangoon wound up their Monsoon Meeting with two pony steeplechases

Background imageMahout Collection: Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. Creator: C.R

Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. Creator: C.R
Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. The future King Edward VII hunting tigers in India....the elephant is very careful, feeling the ground with his trunk for the edge of the nullah

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. Creator: C.R

The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales's Elephant charged by a Tiger, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India

Background imageMahout Collection: Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India. The following telegram was published in London on Thursday: "Camp of Nepaul, Feb. 21

Background imageMahout Collection: Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R

Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R
Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. The future King Edward VII rides in a canopied howdah during a royal visit. A triumphal arch is inscribed: God Bless the Prince of Wales'

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Creator: J. G

The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Creator: J. G
The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Thaars; an incident on the road; Musk Deer; Wild Cat...Jung Pershad and Sepa Kali...two elephants

Background imageMahout Collection: Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama

Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Mughal painting, originally from a copy of the Akbarnamah

Background imageMahout Collection: Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH

Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH... Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Mughal painting depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a

Background imageMahout Collection: Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century

Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period

Background imageMahout Collection: Single Leaf of Elephant Combat, 13th century AH/AD 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Single Leaf of Elephant Combat, 13th century AH/AD 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Elephant Combat, 13th century AH/AD 19th century. This single-leaf painting of elephants in combat was executed in India in an archaising style referencing Mughal traditions of

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai: Colonel Sir Arthur Ellis...with a Tiger...1876

The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai: Colonel Sir Arthur Ellis...with a Tiger...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Nepaul Terai: Colonel Sir Arthur Ellis at close quarters with a Tiger, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876....the tiger sprang out

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales Tiger-Shooting with Sir Jung Bahadoor: the Critical Moment...1876

The Prince of Wales Tiger-Shooting with Sir Jung Bahadoor: the Critical Moment...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Tiger-Shooting with Sir Jung Bahadoor: the Critical Moment, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageMahout Collection: The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R

The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant...1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to India: the Prince of Wales mounting his elephant at the Old Palace of Lushkur, Gwalior, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageMahout Collection: A Rampaging Elephant (Recto), c1675. Creator: Unknown

A Rampaging Elephant (Recto), c1675. Creator: Unknown
A Rampaging Elephant (Recto), c1675

Background imageMahout Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 13 (The Return to the Captial), 1830-1860

Background imageMahout Collection: Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown

Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. Creator: Unknown
Vessantara Jataka, Chapter 2 (Himavanta Forest), c1850-1870. In this scene, we see Prince Vessantara giving his prized white elephant to a group of brahmins from a neighboring kingdom

Background imageMahout Collection: Battle Scene, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown

Battle Scene, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Battle Scene, early 20th century

Background imageMahout Collection: Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876

Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit, from a sketch by one... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Arch at Colombo, Ceylon, on the occasion of the Royal Visit [of the Prince of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876

The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy... 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince giving sugar-cane to the elephants at the rehearsal of the Perahara, Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII on a royal visit to India

Background imageMahout Collection: A Hunter Shooting a Tiger Attacking his Elephant, c.late 18th century. Creator: Unknown

A Hunter Shooting a Tiger Attacking his Elephant, c.late 18th century. Creator: Unknown
A Hunter Shooting a Tiger Attacking his Elephant, c.late 18th century

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: crossing a Nullah in the Jungle...1876. Creator: W. J. P

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: crossing a Nullah in the Jungle...1876. Creator: W. J. P
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: crossing a Nullah in the Jungle, facsimile of a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Background imageMahout Collection: The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Shooting a Bear...1876. Creator: Unknown

The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Shooting a Bear...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in the Terai: Shooting a Bear, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. The future King Edward VII in India

Background imageMahout Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Moluquois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Moluquois, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Moluquois, c1797

Background imageMahout Collection: Religious Procession, c1850. Creator: Unknown

Religious Procession, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Religious Procession, c1850

Background imageMahout Collection: Battle Scene with Elephant, 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Battle Scene with Elephant, 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Battle Scene with Elephant, 18th-early 19th century

Background imageMahout Collection: Battling Elephants (image 1 of 6), c1700. Creator: Unknown

Battling Elephants (image 1 of 6), c1700. Creator: Unknown
Battling Elephants (image 1 of 6), c1700

Background imageMahout Collection: Taming an elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Taming an elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Taming an elephant, 1785. Pen or stable built of bamboo framework in which three elephants are tied up. Singalese men pull on ropes. The middle elephant is doused with water. With inscription. No

Background imageMahout Collection: Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857

Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Harbee Nawab and Attendants - Elephant Prince; Bullock Cart for Removing Luggage, 1857. The state of a native Prince, on his elephant, has been often described

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Elephant assisting to lay down water-pipes near Kandy, in Ceylon, 1856. View of...the great waterworks at present in course of erection upon Messrs

Background imageMahout Collection: Searching for Rebel Santhals, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Searching for Rebel Santhals, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Searching for Rebel Santhals, 1856. In the Sketch representing the searching for Santhal rebels is a very fine elephant, the property of Mr

Background imageMahout Collection: An Elephant Battery in India; Breakfast- Waiting for the Word Feed, 1890. Creator: Unknown

An Elephant Battery in India; Breakfast- Waiting for the Word Feed, 1890. Creator: Unknown
An Elephant Battery in India; Breakfast- Waiting for the Word Feed, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageMahout Collection: An Elephant Battery in India; The Morning Bath before Breakfast, 1890. Creator: Unknown

An Elephant Battery in India; The Morning Bath before Breakfast, 1890. Creator: Unknown
An Elephant Battery in India; The Morning Bath before Breakfast, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

Background imageMahout Collection: At the London Zoo - enjoying a ride on an elephant, 1939, (1947). Creator: Unknown

At the London Zoo - enjoying a ride on an elephant, 1939, (1947). Creator: Unknown
At the London Zoo - enjoying a ride on an elephant, 1939, (1947). The future Queen Elizabeth II rides an elephant with a keeper as mahout

Background imageMahout Collection: L'éléphant. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem

L'éléphant. Creator: Felix Francois Georges Philibert Ziem
L'elephant

Background imageMahout Collection: Testimonial presented to Richard Spooner Esq. Commissioner of Customs at Bombay, 1862

Testimonial presented to Richard Spooner Esq. Commissioner of Customs at Bombay, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Testimonial presented to Richard Spooner Esq. Commissioner of Customs at Bombay, 1862. Silverware consisting of...one large centrepiece or epergne, with tripod base

Background imageMahout Collection: Figurine of Elephant and Rider, 14th / 15th century. Creator: Unknown

Figurine of Elephant and Rider, 14th / 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Figurine of Elephant and Rider, 14th/15th century

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephant and attendants, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Elephant and attendants, Ming dynasty, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Elephant and attendants, Ming dynasty, 17th century

Background imageMahout Collection: The elephant Khanderao Bahadur killing Sham Mahavat, ca. 1700. Creator: Unknown

The elephant Khanderao Bahadur killing Sham Mahavat, ca. 1700. Creator: Unknown
The elephant Khanderao Bahadur killing Sham Mahavat, ca. 1700

Background imageMahout Collection: Maharana Raj Singh observing an elephant fight, ca. 1670-1675. Creator: Unknown

Maharana Raj Singh observing an elephant fight, ca. 1670-1675. Creator: Unknown
Maharana Raj Singh observing an elephant fight, ca. 1670-1675

Background imageMahout Collection: Krishna bids farewell, folio from a Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1680-1690. Creator: Unknown

Krishna bids farewell, folio from a Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1680-1690. Creator: Unknown
Krishna bids farewell, folio from a Bhagavata Purana, ca.1680-1690

Background imageMahout Collection: Plate 16: an elephant in center, his mahout standing to the right wearing an Orient

Plate 16: an elephant in center, his mahout standing to the right wearing an Oriental costume, another elephant to left in background, from Diversi capricci, ca. 1644-47

Background imageMahout Collection: Death of the Wuzeer of Lahore, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Death of the Wuzeer of Lahore, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Death of the Wuzeer of Lahore, 1845. The assassination of Jawahar Singh Aulakh, Wazir of the Sikh Empire, at Lahore in India:the Wuzeer was unarmed, without even his sword or shield

Background imageMahout Collection: Jahangir Watching an Elephant Fight, ca. 1605. Creator: Farrukh Chela

Jahangir Watching an Elephant Fight, ca. 1605. Creator: Farrukh Chela
Jahangir Watching an Elephant Fight, ca. 1605

Background imageMahout Collection: Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight, Folio from a Padshahnama, probably 1639

Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight, Folio from a Padshahnama, probably 1639

Background imageMahout Collection: The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical... A.H

The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical... A.H
The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315

Background imageMahout Collection: The Great Elephant, 1885-1900. Creator: Lala Deen Dayal

The Great Elephant, 1885-1900. Creator: Lala Deen Dayal
The Great Elephant, 1885-1900

Background imageMahout Collection: The Great Elephant Saluting, 1885-1900. Creator: Lala Deen Dayal

The Great Elephant Saluting, 1885-1900. Creator: Lala Deen Dayal
The Great Elephant Saluting, 1885-1900

Background imageMahout Collection: [Lady Canning], 1858-61. Creator: Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte

[Lady Canning], 1858-61. Creator: Jean Baptiste Oscar Mallitte
[Lady Canning], 1858-61

Background imageMahout Collection: Lady Canning and J. C. S. 1858-61. Creator: Unknown

Lady Canning and J. C. S. 1858-61. Creator: Unknown
Lady Canning and J.C.S. 1858-61

Background imageMahout Collection: Portrait of the Elephant Alam Guman, ca. 1640. Creator

Portrait of the Elephant Alam Guman, ca. 1640. Creator
Portrait of the Elephant Alam Guman, ca. 1640

Background imageMahout Collection: Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court, ca. 1700. Creator: Attributed

Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court, ca. 1700. Creator: Attributed
Maharaja Raj Singh in Procession with Members of His Court, ca. 1700

Background imageMahout Collection: Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Washing an elephant in the river, Colombo, Ceylon, 1898. Flussufer bei Colombo. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. An der Ufer der Mahaweliganga. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephants bathing in the Mahaweli river, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers

Elephants bathing in the Mahaweli river, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Elephants bathing in the Mahaweli river, Ceylon, 1898. Badende Elefanten im Mahaweliganga. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Background imageMahout Collection: Twenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Creator: Unknown

Twenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Creator: Unknown
Twenty elephants in the flames, 1932. Vingt Elephants dans les Flammes. A fire at a menagerie in Antwerp, Belgium. Front cover of " L Illustre du Petit Journal". [France, 1932]

Background imageMahout Collection: Defeat of Porus by the Macedonians, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Defeat of Porus by the Macedonians, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Defeat of Porus by the Macedonians, 1890. The Battle of the Hydaspes, 326 BC between Alexander the Great and King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the river Jhelum

Background imageMahout Collection: Arrival of the Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah before Clives position, India, 1757, (1893)

Arrival of the Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah before Clives position, India, 1757, (1893). Artist: Richard Caton Woodville II
Arrival of the Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah before Clives position, India, 1757, (1893). In 1757 at the Battle of Plassey, Clive

Background imageMahout Collection: A State Elephant in all its Trappings, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

A State Elephant in all its Trappings, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A State Elephant in all its Trappings, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: An Elephant of Central India, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

An Elephant of Central India, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
An Elephant of Central India, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: A Standard-bearer, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

A Standard-bearer, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Standard-bearer, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: An Elephant from Jaipur, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

An Elephant from Jaipur, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
An Elephant from Jaipur, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephant Kraaling in Ceylon - Free No Longer, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate

Elephant Kraaling in Ceylon - Free No Longer, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Elephant Kraaling in Ceylon - Free No Longer, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Background imageMahout Collection: Kandy. Sacred Elephants of the Temple Bathing, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate

Kandy. Sacred Elephants of the Temple Bathing, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Kandy. Sacred Elephants of the Temple Bathing, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Background imageMahout Collection: Sacred Elephants Bathing in the Mahaweli Ganga at Katugastota, c1890, (1910)

Sacred Elephants Bathing in the Mahaweli Ganga at Katugastota, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Sacred Elephants Bathing in the Mahaweli Ganga at Katugastota, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Background imageMahout Collection: Maligawa Elephant and Mahouts, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate

Maligawa Elephant and Mahouts, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Maligawa Elephant and Mahouts, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Background imageMahout Collection: An Elephant from the Sandy Wastes of Rajputana, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

An Elephant from the Sandy Wastes of Rajputana, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
An Elephant from the Sandy Wastes of Rajputana, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: Burmese Elephants at the State Entry, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

Burmese Elephants at the State Entry, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Burmese Elephants at the State Entry, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: Jaipur Elephants, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes

Jaipur Elephants, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
Jaipur Elephants, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Background imageMahout Collection: Elephants moving a log, Ceylon, c1890. Artist: Gillot

Elephants moving a log, Ceylon, c1890. Artist: Gillot
Elephants moving a log, Ceylon, c1890. Elephants used for their strength in what is now Sri Lanka. Illustration from Iles Andaman et Ceylan, Moeurs et Coutumes

Background imageMahout Collection: Carrying dead tigers back to camp, Behar ungle, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood

Carrying dead tigers back to camp, Behar ungle, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Carrying dead tigers back to camp, Behar ungle, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Background imageMahout Collection: Mahout removing a thorn from an elephants foot, Behar tiger shoot, India, c1900s(?)

Mahout removing a thorn from an elephants foot, Behar tiger shoot, India, c1900s(?). Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Mahout removing a thorn from an elephants foot, Behar tiger shoot, India, c1900s(?). Stereoscopic card

Background imageMahout Collection: Shah Jehan leaving the Great Mosque at Delhi, c19th century. Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks

Shah Jehan leaving the Great Mosque at Delhi, c19th century. Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks
Shah Jehan leaving the Great Mosque at Delhi, c19th century

Background imageMahout Collection: Government elephant in state costume, South India, c1925

Government elephant in state costume, South India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

Background imageMahout Collection: Hindu theatre on the backs of Elephants, c1900

Hindu theatre on the backs of Elephants, c1900. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Background imageMahout Collection: The Elephant as postman, c1900

The Elephant as postman, c1900. Elephant delivering letters in India. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

Background imageMahout Collection: The Elephant on a tiger hunt, c1900

The Elephant on a tiger hunt, c1900. Hunting tigers in India during the British Raj period. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat



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