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The figures are cut to silhouette and pasted on grey paper sheets. He is reading a book, presumably the Koran; to the right, a monument with a tower (mosque?). The accompanying text reads, 'Mahometan priest or fakiers. Worship Mahomet. Language Arabic and Hindoostanee. Wives kept at home'.
Title
An Indian Muslim Priest; Left, His Wife
Date
1815 (?)
Medium
gouache, ink & gold on paper (?)
Measurements
H 18 x W 27.3 cm (E)
Accession number
728565i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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