Subadar of the Madras Native Infantry and wife. The subadar wears a red jacket with green facings and has a sword and musket; his wife holds a betel leaf. Inscribed on back: ‘No.44. A subidar & Wife.’
Sepoy, probably of the Madras Native Infantry, on the March - precededby his wife and two children mounted on a bullock.
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Sepoy, probably of the Madras Native Infantry, on the march. The sepoy is in undress carrying a sword and is preceded by his wife and two children mounted on a white bullock. A man carrying a stick and a bundle leads the way. Inscribed on back: ‘No.1. A Seapoy & his wife.’
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.’
Sati scene. A wife clasps the corpse of her husband on the pyre. Two women and three Brahmins stand below. Inscribed on back: ‘No.4. A Man & Wife Burning.’