Asian Cheetah ‘Acinonyx jubatus venaticus’ Original inscriptions: ‘Chitta Tyger. A Chitta or Leopard speckled with small spots.’ ‘This Animal catches the Deer, the young kind of this animal will serve very soon to Chace but old one will take up to two years to practise for hunting. The male a...
A cheetah chasing a deer with huntsmen on horseback and elephant in Barrackpore Park.. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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A cheetah chasing a deer with huntsmen on horseback and elephant. Inscribed on reverse: ‘A Cheeta Hunt in Lord Wellesley’s Park at Barrackpore’. With detailed description of the hunt. Water-colour; 19 by 23.5 cm. Purchased 1983. Note: Watermark 1802. Lord Wellesley was Governor-General 17...