‘A Foe worthy of one’s steel’, pig sticking, 1889
pen and ink with wash, drawing
Accession Number
NAM.1963-10-352-2
Description
Horse and rider are sent flying by a pig (book caption: A Foe worthy of one’s steel, p56). Pen and ink with wash by Captain Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 13th Hussars, 1889. From album of 25 sketches, ‘Original drawings of Pigsticking or Hog Hunting’, India, 1889. These are the originals for the 1st edition of the artist’s book.
