Caption

Portrait of Ali Khan and an attendent Sindh, Pakistan, photograph, page, inscription: 'DOST ALI KHAN., THORA TALPOOR., SHEEA MUSSULMAN., SIND.', number: '285.', photographer: Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner (possibly), Sindh, c. 1862 - in or before 1872, paper, albumen print, height 139 mm x width 96 mm, ruler, sovereign, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned portrait shows two men in traditional clothing against a plain backdrop, one seated on the floor wearing layered garments with a patterned upper piece and a wrapped sash, a small flat-topped headpiece, and a calm facial expression, the other standing with a long white beard, wearing a long robe and a tall cylindrical hat, holding a wrapped bundle and draped fabric, with a blanket or cloth hanging between them and a patterned rug beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_052

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.6Mb (8.8Mb) / 9.6in x 18.4in / 2885 x 5520 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Ali Khan attendent Sindh Pakistan photograph page inscription Dost Ali Khan Thora Talpoor Sheea Mussulman Sind number 285 photographer Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner Sindh c 1862 - 1872 paper albumen print height 139 mm x width 96 mm ruler sovereign human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned portrait two men traditional clothing plain backdrop seated floor wearing layered garments patterned upper piece wrapped sash small flat-topped headpiece calm facial expression standing long white beard wearing long robe tall cylindrical hat holding wrapped bundle draped fabric blanket cloth hanging them patterned rug beneath