[An Indian elephant with mahout.] Ein Elephant im höchsten aufbutz von vorne anzusehen.
P.F. v. G. ad. viv. del. 1741. I.E. Ridinger sculpsit A.V. Fine etching, 305 x 205mm (12 x 8"), with large margins. Margins a bit messy. A very fine image of an elephant and its guides seen from the front. Drawn from life by Philipp Ferdinand von Gudenus (1688-1754) in a Persian camp outside Constantinople in 1741 and engraved by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767). Thienemann 539.
[Ref: 60493] £380.00
[An Indian elephant in manacles.] Ein in dem Lager angepflöckter, sich niederlegend, oder ausfstehender Elephant.
P.F. v. G. ad. viv. del. 1741. I.E. Ridinger sculpsit A.V. Fine etching. 210 x 305mm (8¼ x 12"), with large margins. A very fine image of an elephant with skullcap, blanket and manacured tusks, chained by its back leg. Drawn from life by Philipp Ferdinand von Gudenus (1688-1754) in a Persian camp outside Constantinople in 1741 and engraved by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767). Around the same time von Gudenus drew a large prospect of Constantinople. Thienemann 540.
[Ref: 60494] £390.00