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The elegantly attired Babu holds a rose in one hand and uses a walking stick in the other indicating that he is off to see a courtesan. The exaggerated black moth or bat indicates that his liason is shady. The rodents on their curtained stage have gone haywire in his absence. The Babu's clothing suggest a flashy dandy, but his house since its neglect is only fit for rodents.
Title
Illustration to a Proverb: The Philandering Babu and the Musk Rat at a Party
Medium
pencil, watercolour & silver on paper (?)
Measurements
H 45.7 x W 28 cm
Accession number
26861i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Drawing
Wellcome Collection
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