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Elephant stable
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Elephant stable

Jan Brandes · 1786-12 · brush; paper; pencil; watercolor (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Coloured drawing of a netted elephant in a bamboo frame between two trees. The elephant's head is detached and sewn to the paper with a string so that it can rotate. With inscription. No. 13 in the series. Part of Jan Brandes's sketchbook, vol. 2 (1808), p. 117.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
drawingtrunked animals: elephantSri Lanka
Credit lineOlifantenstal. 1786-12. Jan Brandes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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