TOM, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S ELEPHANT 1872 Henry Woods VICTORIAN ENGRAVING
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
- Brand : None
- ID# : 224575218
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 29
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : gregedwards (+22)
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- Start : Mon 04 Nov 2024 13:00:31 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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Original 11 7/8 inch x 8 7/8 inch Engraving titled ”TOM”, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S ELEPHANT.
The image depicts Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh's elephant named "Tom" aboard the HMS Galatea en route from India to London.
Illustration by Henry Woods (1846 - 1921). Draughtsman illustrator and painter of Venetian genre Woods studied at Warrington School of Art and later in London at the South Kensington Schools and initially worked as an illustrator for 'The Graphic' and others before turning to painting.
From The Graphic January 27th, 1872
The Graphic was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Limited. It continued to be published weekly under this title until 23 April 1932 and then changed title to The National Graphic between 28 April and 14 July 1932; it then ceased publication, after 3,266 issues.
Page size 15 1/2 inch x 11 1/2 inch
The engraving is in very good condition. Printed text on the reverse.
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 224575218 |
| Start Time | Mon 04 Nov 2024 13:00:31 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 29 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Date of Creation | 1800-1899 |
| Listed By | !Title |
| Originality | Original |
| Print Surface | Paper |
| Subject | Animals |
