One of sixty-three drawings from an Album depicting Sinhalese occupations and castes.
Painting
ca. 1830 (painted)
ca. 1830 (painted)
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A male physician, in profile to the left, with a large palm fan and a bag over his shoulder.
Object details
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| Title | One of sixty-three drawings from an Album depicting Sinhalese occupations and castes. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, from an album of sixty-three drawings of Sinhalese occupations and castes, Sri Lanka, ca.1830. |
| Physical description | A male physician, in profile to the left, with a large palm fan and a bag over his shoulder. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 187 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1852-1898 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2000 |
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