Crippled beggar and wife. The beggar, his leg amputated at the knee, pours rice from a gourd into a dish held by his wife. Inscribed on back: ‘No.27. Beggars.’ Note: This picture, as already noted, closely resembles plate 39 in Charles Gold, ‘Oriental Drawings’ (London, 1806). There are a nu...
Milkman and wife. The woman is churning butter, a customer and two children seated in front of her. Below, her husband is milking a cow with the calf tied to it. Inscribed on back: ‘No.17. Making Butter.’
Liquor merchant seated in his shop pouring drink into bowls.
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Liquor vendor in his shop pouring drink into bowls. Four customers (three men and one woman) stand or sit around. Inscribed on back: ‘No.2’. ‘A Arrack Shop.’