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Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Change
Title
Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Change [graphic] / G. Cruikshank fect.
Publication
London : Pubd. March 6th, 1826, by J. Harrison, 56 Long Acre, [6 March 1826]
Physical Description
1 print : aquatint and etching ; plate mark 24 x 36 cm, on sheet 25 x 36 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
"Entered at Stationers Hall"--Above title.
Issued with a broadside consisting of four columns of letterpress text, entitled "Interesting pariculars relating to the elephant." See Douglas.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top edge.
"Price 1s. plain - 2s. coloured."
Summary
"The death of Chunee, a large Asian elephant, kept at the Exeter Change menagerie; to the left; a group of soldiers and others, all carrying guns; some observing and others firing on Chunee to the right; who, roaring, breaks the bars of his wooden cage; blood pouring from many wounds and soaking the floor; the keeper, in shirtsleeves, stabbing the elephant with a bayonet; smoke obscuring the scene; behind; small iron-barred cages containg an agitated lion and tiger respectively; above hutches containing monkeys, one grasping the bars."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Exchange
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 03, 2023
References
Reid, G.W. Descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank, 1343
Douglas, R.J.H. Works of George Cruikshank classified and arranged, 1351
Subjects
Genre/Form
Aquatints - England - London - 1826.
Etchings - England - London - 1826.
Watermarks (Paper) - J. Whatman Turkey Mill.
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