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Restraining a Wild Elephant
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Restraining a Wild Elephant

Jan Brandes · 1785-12 · brush; paper; pencil; watercolor (paint)

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

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Colored drawing of the bamboo elephant enclosure where Ceylonese catch the elephants and attach a harness. With inscription. No. 7 in the series. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, vol. 2 (1808), p. 126.

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drawingtrunked animals: elephantSri Lanka
Credit lineRestraining a Wild Elephant. 1785-12. Jan Brandes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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