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Elephant Battery, Jhansi

1887

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
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Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 18.2 x 26.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.); Paper: 18.2 x 26.5 cm (7 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.25
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Description

Exercises involving elephant batteries, which were exotic to European eyes, attracted spectators; photographs of them were excellent souvenirs of these military forces employed by the British Indian Army. Elephants had been employed in warfare in India since at least the 500s BC, but with the advent of heavy artillery, their function switched from attack to support. They transported big guns and supplies and worked in logging and construction. It took many cattle to pull a load that could be handled by two elephants.
An albumen print depicts a dusty sepia landscape where a stone fort with rounded bastions crowns a hill. To the left, a slender monument rises against the sky. In the foreground, numerous teams of oxen and elephants pull heavy artillery carts toward the right. The image, featuring rounded corners, is set within a light rectangular border, conveying a bustling military caravan through soft, historical tones.

Elephant Battery, Jhansi

1887

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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