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A Group of H.E. the Viceroy's Elephants with Their State Trappings

Samuel Bourne1865–1866

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

A group of elephants with ceremonial howdahs, or canopied seats, and their handlers. One of the elephants rests on the ground.

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  • Title: A Group of H.E. the Viceroy's Elephants with Their State Trappings
  • Creator: Samuel Bourne
  • Date Created: 1865–1866
  • Location Created: Benares, India; Varanasi, India
  • Physical Dimensions: 21.5 × 26.2 cm (8 7/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XA.889.4.20
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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