History, India, Sikhs, Elephant Tiger Attack, Antique Lithograph, 19th Century

Sikhs Repelling a Tiger Attack
English or Continental: 19th Century
Lithograph
16.5 x 24.5 inches, image
21.5 x 28 inches, overall
$3,250

This dramatic black and white lithograph set in the Indian jungle shows Sikh hunters or soldiers fighting off an attack by a pair of tigers on the elephant they are riding. One tiger has latched onto the side of the elephant’s head as it writhes in distress. One of the Sikhs attempts to dislodge the tiger with a pole, while one of his companions aims a rifle and another, standing on the ground, aims a pistol. In the background through an opening of the thicket another elephant with riders approaches. The composition, within a rectangle with rounded corners, is stylized and decorative in its arrangement of curving, shaded forms, filled in with lush vegetation.

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