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A surgeon, sitting on the floor, attends to a patient's leg, as he lies on a bed. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825.
- Date
- [1825?]
- Reference
- 582031i
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Credit: A surgeon, sitting on the floor, attends to a patient's leg, as he lies on a bed. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
One work in a series showing trades and occupations of India. Another set with the same compositions was commissioned by Col. James Skinner in 1825 (British Library, MS Persian add. 27,255)
Publication/Creation
[Delhi], [1825?]
Physical description
1 painting : gouache painting, with pencil ; sheet 19.5 x 30 cm
Lettering
Jarrah - surgeon, shudar caste. Rieu p 66
Lettering note
Lettering in Arabic above the image and in English below the image.
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 582031i
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in “Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine” at Wellcome Collection, 16 November 2017 – 8 April 2018
Languages
- English
- Arabic
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Location Status Access Closed stores