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Title
Elephantine performances
Names
Cruikshank, George, fl. 1866-1894 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Animals -- Elephant

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: London
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC ANI-Ele
Topics
Elephants
Trained animals
Genres
Periodical illustrations
Notes
Content: Written on border: "v. 6, 1895" Printed on border: "A satire on the performance of 'Antony and Cleopatra,' the performing elephants at Astley's 1853, representing those animals as pantomimists and dancers." Includes additional text.
Statement of responsibility: "Designed & etched by George Cruikshank" "Pubd. by D. Bogue 86 Fleet Street"--printed on border.
Source note: The picture magazine. (London : George Newnes Ltd., 1893-1896).
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 18 x 20 cm. (7 x 7 3/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17679172
Barcode: 33333159388269
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c5899050-c534-012f-b8f0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1866: Creator Born
  • 1894: Creator Died
  • 1895: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Elephantine performances" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-42ce-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Elephantine performances" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-42ce-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1895). Elephantine performances Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-42ce-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Elephantine performances