Untitled [Set of Two Prints on Hunting]

a) Henri Merke after William-Samuel Howitt after Captain Thomas Williamson
Driving Elephants Into a Keddah (Des Elephants, Conduits Dans Un Keddah)
1805

Original hand-coloured aquatint on paper
Print Size: 13.5 x 17.25 in (34 x 44 cm)
Sheet Size: 14.5 x 18.5 in (37 x 46.7 cm)
With Mount: 20.5 x 24.5 in (52.2 x 62 cm)

Published by Edward Orme, 4th June 1805.

b) Henri Merke after William-Samuel Howitt after Captain Thomas Williamson
Killing Game in Boats (Chasse au Gibier en Bateaux)
1818
Original hand-coloured aquatint on paper
Print Size: 13.5 x 17.5 in (34.5 x 44.5 cm)
Sheet Size: 14 x 18.25 in (35.5 x 46.2 cm)
With Mount: 20.25 x 24.5 in (51.5 x 62 cm)

Published by Thomas McLean, October 1818

Captain Thomas Williamson (1790-1817)
Captain Thomas Williamson was a British officer who served in the British regiment in Bengal for two decades and created sketches of his time in India. These illustrations, as well as his knowledge of sports and wildlife, came to the attention of the Orme family, who engaged English painter Samuel Howitt to create watercolours based on Williamson's sketches. The resulting coloured aquatints portray the vibrant Indian landscape and fauna, including depictions of tigers and majestic elephants, described by the author as possessing "the energy of the horse, the sagacity of the dog, and a large portion of the monkey's cunning." Originally published in 20 parts between 1805 and 1807, the work, as indicated in the preface, explores more than sports and is offered to the public as depicting the manners, customs, scenery, and costume of a territory now intimately blended with the British Empire. Williamson also authored a travel guide on India titled The East India Vade-Mecum, first published in 1810.

(Set of two)

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