Caption

Portrait of two unknown men from the Thakur community of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, photograph, page, number: '(111)', inscription: 'THAKOORS., HINDOO RAJPOOTS., SHAHJEHANPORE.', Shahjahanpur, c. 1858 - in or before 1868, photographer, North India, paper, albumen print, height 124 mm x width 96 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia photograph shows two men standing side by side against a plain background with a curved top border. The man on the left is shirtless and wearing a simple cloth wrapped around his waist and a turban on his head, holding a long staff vertically in front of him with both hands and standing barefoot. The man on the right is dressed in a long ornate coat with patterned trousers and a turban, wearing decorative belts and a sash, with one hand resting on a sheathed curved sword at his side and his feet positioned slightly apart. The ground beneath them appears worn and the image is framed by a light border with a rectangular panel below the photograph.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B03_479

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Rights managed

Available size

47.6Mb (10.7Mb) / 10.3in x 18.0in / 3081 x 5398 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait two unknown men Thakur community Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh India photograph page number 111 inscription Thakoors Hindoo Rajpoots Shahjehanpore c 1858 - 1868 photographer North India paper albumen print height 124 mm x width 96 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia photograph two men standing side plain background curved top border man left shirtless wearing simple cloth wrapped waist turban head holding long staff vertically front hands standing barefoot right dressed long ornate coat patterned trousers wearing decorative belts sash hand resting sheathed curved sword feet positioned slightly apart ground beneath them worn image framed light border rectangular panel photograph