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Both are richly dressed, the man carries a cage and a candlestick (?), while the woman carries a fan and a rosary. The figures are cut to silhouette and pasted on grey paper sheets.
Title
A Fakir Man and Wife of South India
Date
1815 (?)
Medium
gouache, ink & gold on paper (?)
Measurements
H 21.2 x W 25 cm (E)
Accession number
728668i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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