19thc British Colonial African Tiger Trapping Drawings

$500.00

Poachers or animal exporters? A portly businessman and a sailor (appears British Colonial) bait a tiger with human feast and trap it under a wood barrel in a series of vignettes. Sad tale but lovely work.    Signed and dated 1867 in each of the four vignettes. High relief molded paper mounts measure 8 x 10" w/ gold edges and...

  • Availability: In Stock

Poachers or animal exporters? A portly businessman and a sailor (appears British Colonial) bait a tiger with human feast and trap it under a wood barrel in a series of vignettes. Sad tale but lovely work. 

 

Signed and dated 1867 in each of the four vignettes. High relief molded paper mounts measure 8 x 10" w/ gold edges and decorative backing. 

 

Drawings are clean and bright. The mounts show slight edge wear and spotting.