Four studies of elephants: An adult elephant; A sheet of studies of elephants; Study of an elephant lying down; and Study of the head of an elephant

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Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
Four studies of elephants: An adult elephant; A sheet of studies of elephants; Study of an elephant lying down; and Study of the head of an elephant
one inscribed 'taking the howda off' (upper right), one numbered '24' and one numbered '30' (on the reverse)
pencil, two with watermark 'PORTAL & BRIDGES' or 'WHATMAN', unframed
8 5/8 x 13¼ in. (21.9 x 33.7 cm.); and smaller (4)

Provenance

the first, Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 9 May 1962, lot 54, where purchased for the present collection.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The Daniells' sketches of animals have particular charm. Representations of elephants, camels, water-buffaloes, rhinoceros and alligators - amongst others - were especially intriguing to the British public, as in the late eighteenth century many of these species were still unknown or rarely seen in Europe.

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