Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843.

  • Hart, Lockyer Willis, active 1843.
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[April 2nd 1843]
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581657i
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view Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843.

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Afghanistan: the retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk, including his Chief Executioner and a Mutilator. Lithograph by L. Haghe after L.W. Hart, 1843. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The executioner holds a long sword, while the mutilator has daggers etc. in his belt

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[London (6 Pall Mall)] : [Henry Graves], [April 2nd 1843]

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1 print : lithograph, with beige tint ; image and border 27.6 x 41 cm

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Mahomed Shah, chief executioner. Chufoor, a mutilator. Retinue of Shah Shoojau-Ool-Moolk.

References note

Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, no. 511.19

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Wellcome Collection 581657i

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