A Hindu ascetic or holy man: suspended upside down over a small fire by cords tied around his ankles. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?).

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[1880? (?)]
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566997i
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A Hindu ascetic or holy man: suspended upside down over a small fire by cords tied around his ankles. Watercolour, ca. 1880 (?). Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The man is hanging from the branch of a large tree, surrounded by a group of onlookers

Publication/Creation

[India?], [1880? (?)]

Physical description

1 painting : watercolour on card ; sheet 44.2 x 31.3 cm

Reference

Wellcome Collection 566997i

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The informal style of the painting, together with the European appearance of the tree and other vegetation depicted, suggest that the artist may have been European rather than Indian

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