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The Sunyasees

Lithograph
01/02/1842 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two Sannyasis (Hindu religious mendicants) in a landscape with distant hills, a river, and palm trees. The men have long hair and are dressed in animal skins. The one on the left is standing holding a lota in his right hand; the other is sitting smoking a chillum. An up-turned umbrella, pots, and a ladle are lying on the ground in front of them


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Sunyasees (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Ink on paper
Brief description
Lithograph of 'The Sunyasees' by W. Tayler
Physical description
Two Sannyasis (Hindu religious mendicants) in a landscape with distant hills, a river, and palm trees. The men have long hair and are dressed in animal skins. The one on the left is standing holding a lota in his right hand; the other is sitting smoking a chillum. An up-turned umbrella, pots, and a ladle are lying on the ground in front of them
Dimensions
  • Image width: 21.5cm
  • Image height: 26.75cm
Marks and inscriptions
INDIANS PLATE, 5 | DRAWN BY W. TAYLER, ESQR, BENGAL CIVIL SERVICE | LITHO BY J. BOUVIER. | THE SUNYASEES | Published Feby 1st 1842 for the Proprietor by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London. | PRINTED AT THE GENL ESTABLISHT 70 ST MARTINS LA. (Publisher's identification; front)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IPN.2501

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Record createdJuly 16, 2003
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