An Early 20thC Taxidermy Study of A Mounted Cobra Repelling a Mongoose sub-Antiques and 1962 and a year

and 1962 and a year after this poster was issued

He was elected a member of the Royal British Artists in 1923

The use of the dark background was a common trend used by still life artists that only really changed with the likes of Monet’s works and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in 1888

Will their fight ever end

An Early 20thC Taxidermy Study of A Mounted Cobra Repelling a Mongoose sub-Antiques and 1962 and a yearOrigin: Anglo Indian Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 Depth: 9 inches Width: 9 inches Height: 22 inches In battle since the 1930s, the mongoose and king cobra, legendary enemies, square off in this classic encounter. Here the mongoose, master of the quick dart, dances and feints to make the cobra strike and miss. then the little snake hater himself will strike. Mongooses are almost always victorious because of their