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Etching of elephants in a procession at dusk, one carrying a canopied howdah, with flags, palms and a pale moon.

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This etching, titled The elephants and attributed to Jakob Smits, shows a procession of elephants moving across a dim, hatched landscape under a pale moon. A central elephant carries a canopied howdah with riders, while flags and palm fronds frame the scene on either side.

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