Sujet

'Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Change', 1826. Artist: Anon

Légende

Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Change, 1826. Depicts Chunee, an elephant weighing 5 tons and an exhibit at Edward Cross's menagerie in Exeter Change, who was shot when threatening to breach his cage.

Date

1826

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A93_164

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (4,9Mo) / 43,7cm x 28,6cm / 5165 x 3379 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal London England people male man men lion guy weapon weapons gun guns shooting color colour elephant cage military war captivity Westminster century destroy concept warfare 19th century weaponry menagerie nineteenth century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Exeter Change TGN engraving Anon Anonymous