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The figures are cut to silhouette and pasted on grey paper sheets. The accompanying text reads, 'Mogul cast. Worship Mahomet, Vishnu and Seva. Language Mogul. Are always employed in military occupations. Women employed in domestic business only, and are expert at playing on musical instruments. Inhabitants of the Mogul country and Bengal.'
Title
A Mogul Man and Wife
Date
1815 (?)
Medium
gouache, ink & gold on paper (?)
Measurements
H 22.5 x W 22 cm (E)
Accession number
728657i
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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