See India - Amber

Poster, Indian State Railways, 'See India, Amber', by Austin Cooper, about 1930. Coloured lithograph depicting a gigantic caparisoned elephant with a howdah on its back. Alongside are onlookers, and guards carrying long spears. High on a hill in the background are the city walls of Amber (Amer) in Rajasthan. Artist's name at bottom right of illustration. Text in bottom margin reads "The Lochend Printing Co., Ltd., London. Printed in England". Text below. Format double royal, linen backed.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1988-8046
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
type:
poster
credit:
Sotheby's (New Bond St)