Capturing elephants in Ceylon. c.1825. Military officers supervising the rounding up of elephants
Artist: Anonymous
Medium: Watercolour with pen and ink
Date: 1825
Capturing of elephants in Sri Lanka.
This image shows military officers supervising the rounding up of the elephants from an elevated covered platform. Below them stands a headman or local landlord with his attendants carrying palm-leaf fans; the insignia of his status. Villagers and military officers stand in the foreground watching the event. source:The British Library Board.