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Hand-colored engraving of an Indian elephant with a howdah and riders, attacked by a tiger in tall grass, with palm trees behind.

The natural history of the pachydermes. Or, thick-skinned quadrupeds; consisting of the elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, tapir, hog, &c / Illustrated by thirty-two plates, with memoir and portrait of Sir Hans Sloane.

A hand-colored engraved plate shows a grey elephant with a painted howdah carrying several riders, while a striped tiger leaps at its flank in tall grass. Palms and a second elephant with riders appear in the misty background. The plate is numbered 'Plate 3' in the upper left corner.

Artist
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
Date
1836
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2543 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1836.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Elefante de la India con un tigre y jinetes

Una lámina grabada y coloreada a mano muestra un elefante gris con un howdah pintado que lleva varios jinetes, mientras un tigre rayado salta contra su costado entre hierba alta. Palmeras y otro elefante con jinetes aparecen en el fondo brumoso. La lámina lleva la indicación 'Plate 3' en la esquina superior izquierda.

Português: Elefante da Índia com um tigre e cavaleiros

Uma gravura colorida à mão mostra um elefante cinza com um howdah pintado carregando vários cavaleiros, enquanto um tigre listrado salta contra seu flanco em meio à grama alta. Palmeiras e outro elefante com cavaleiros aparecem ao fundo enevoado. A prancha traz a indicação 'Plate 3' no canto superior esquerdo.