Rites and Beliefs of the Hindus
Album Page
ca. 1774 (made)
ca. 1774 (made)
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Origin of the four main Hindu castes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras, created by Brahma, who gives them the laws.
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, ca. 1774. Page number 36 (Gentil numbered two successive pages '22'). Origin of the four main Hindu castes. The text on the back of this page relates to the next image, IS.25:38-1980. |
| Physical description | Origin of the four main Hindu castes: Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras, created by Brahma, who gives them the laws. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed with notes relating to the illustrations and a list of contents giving Gentil's title and a brief description for each folio. Inscribed inside front cover.) |
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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 121 p. ISBN 0944142303
Chanchal Dadlani, ‘Transporting India. The Gentil Album and Mughal Manuscript Culture’, Art History. 2025, pp. 748-761 |
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| Accession number | IS.25:37-1980 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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