{"product_id":"staines-p-h-british-19th-century-elephants-asian-watering","title":"STAINES, P.H. (British, 19th Century), Elephants [Asian] Watering","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTAINES, P.H. (British, 19th Century).\u003cbr\u003eElephants [Asian] Watering.\u003cbr\u003eWatercolor, ink, and gum arabic on paper.\u003cbr\u003eIndistinctly signed lower right: \"P.H. Staines Del\/ 1863\".\u003cbr\u003e16 9\/16\" x 22 13\/16\" sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elephants watering\" depicts a detailed, lush tropical jungle scene with a herd of Asian elephants gathered around a river watering hole. The animals are Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), identifiable by their domed heads, small ears, and twin-domed foreheads, with two tusks prominent on the right. The wading bird at center appears to be a stork or adjutant; the small birds over the water may be bee-eaters or swallows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nineteenth-century British painter and illustrator P.H. Staines was active in the 1860s. He specialized primarily in animal portraiture, pastoral scenes, and wildlife. While Staines worked across several media, he is best known for his narrative works in watercolor, gouache, and bodycolor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause P.H. Staines worked primarily as a commercial artist and contributed to the Victorian era's boom in printed imagery, he often prepared his original watercolors with the explicit intent of turning them into engravings or lithographs for publication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"aradernyc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46328510316588,"sku":null,"price":28000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1156\/7956\/files\/44.jpg?v=1791083253","url":"https:\/\/aradernyc.com\/products\/staines-p-h-british-19th-century-elephants-asian-watering","provider":"Arader Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}