Houdah Collection

Defenders of the Empire - British Army, Navy and Airforce with the King at the fore. Date: 1924

King George V shooting Tigers in India from a howdah - 1911. Date: 1911

Historical views of Asia Minor. Turkish pilgrims in a Hajj caravan over the desert to Mecca 1, Turks destroying Greek statues 2, and Achilles dragging the dead body of Hector outside Troy 3

Design for the Elephant Fountain at the Place de la Bastille
XIR180156 Design for the Elephant Fountain at the Place de la Bastille, 1813-14 (coloured engraving) by Alavoine, Jean Antoine (1776-1834); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Prince
STC361096 The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant Charged by a Tiger in the Nepaul Terai, February 21st, from The Illustrated London News, 1901 (litho) by Woodville

Historical views of Hindoostan (India)
6337987 Historical views of Hindoostan (India) by English School, (18th century); (add.info.: Historical views of Hindoostan (India)

Fol. 110 The Sultana leaving the palace, from The Book of Kalilah and Dimnah
XIR386097 Fol.110 The Sultana leaving the palace, from The Book of Kalilah and Dimnah (ink and opaque w/c on paper) by Islamic School, (14th century); Egyptian National Library, Cairo

View of the Elephant Fountain at the Place de la Bastille, c. 1805-1810 (w / c on paper)
XIR177205 View of the Elephant Fountain at the Place de la Bastille, c.1805-1810 (w/c on paper) by Alavoine, Jean Antoine (1776-1834); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The State Elephant of H H Gaekwar of Baroda, India
The State Elephant of the H H Gaekwar of Baroda, India - Sayajirao Gaekwad III (born Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad, 18631939) - pictured here seated at the rear of the howdah. Date: circa 1910s

Elephants / Siege Mooltan
The houdah of Moolrajs elephant struck by a cannon ball during the Siege of Mooltan, Sikh War

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