A standing porter, his left arm dangling, his right extended once holding something now lost, a bamboo dowel through his turban suggesting a load was once on his head.. Artist(s): Jadunath Pal (c.1821-c.1900)
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A standing porter, his left arm dangling, his right extended once holding something now lost, a bamboo dowel through his turban suggesting a load was once on his head. Fixed on a rectangular base of terracotta. Overall dimensions 265 mm high, 85 mm wide, 63 mm deep.
Coolies encountering difficulties on the road to Gangotri (Himalayas). 14 May 1849. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Coolies encountering difficulties on the road to Gangotri (Himalayas). 14 May 1849. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Pl. IX.15. The Mauvais Pas of Ringul Thapa’; also quotation from Byron; in pencil: ‘May 14th. On the road to Gungotri. Himalaya’; on back, part of diary describing journey, and th...