The Royal Hunt: A Tiger’s Desperate Escape Art Print

This 19th-century watercolor captures the intensity of a tiger hunt along a riverbank in India. Mounted on elaborately adorned elephants, a group of hunters—some wielding long spears—pursue a tiger struggling to escape through the water.

The richly decorated elephants and the hunters’ mix of European and Indian attire suggest both status and the colonial presence in such expeditions. The backdrop of a lush river landscape, with a distant structure possibly a temple or colonial building, adds to the dramatic setting.

While the artwork vividly portrays the spectacle and grandeur of the hunt, it also reflects the historical attitudes toward wildlife, offering a glimpse into the social customs of the time.

These prints are printed on a fine quality ivory paper.

These are reproductions of old illustrations & in most cases will have the same imperfections as the original.