Native Kings Carriage

Native King's Carriage, 1857. 'The carriage of a native King, drawn by bullocks, is a gorgeous affair, covered with trappings in gold and jewellery, and formed so as to shelter its occupant as completely as possible from the piercing rays of the sun'. Engraving '...copied from drawings by native artists, some on ivory, others on talc. They are in the possession of Messrs. Smith and Co., of Leadenhall-street, and are for sale. They are sixty in number, and are very curiously and elaborately painted...[They depict] a variety of characters and incidents in Indian native life...which will almost speak for themselves'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857. Creator: Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images)