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Source Description
In this twilight scene, a tiger on the alert observes an elephant running in the background.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
25647
label
Tiger Watching an Elephant
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
25647
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Tiger Watching an Elephant
description
In this twilight scene, a tiger on the alert observes an elephant running in the background.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1857
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26
height
36.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 1/4 x W: 14 1/4 in. (26 x 36.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In dark brown watercolor at lower right corner
on recto: BARYE.
med
watercolor with gum heightening on rough, thick, cream wove paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
631
872
2186
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
cf912522c33d3b4e
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
cb8a306e922d4684
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no