A State Elephant in all its trappings

Mortimer Menpes

1903

Watercolor

Source: The Durbar, facing p. 206

Even among such a gorgeous display as the native review this elephant attracted attention.

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• Other Depictions of Elephants

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Bibliography

Menpes, Mortimer. The Durbar. Text by Dorothy Menpes. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1903. Internet Archive version of a copy in the University of California at Los Angeles Library. Web. 27 May 2017.

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