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A Bound Elephant being led from the Last Section of the trap, the Prison Corral
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A Bound Elephant being led from the Last Section of the trap, the Prison Corral

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. Here the elephants are being led out of the enclosure. With inscription. No. 8 in the series. Part of Jan Brandes' sketchbook, vol. 2 (1808), p. 127.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineA Bound Elephant being led from the Last Section of the trap, the Prison Corral. 1785-12. Jan Brandes. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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