Caption

Portrait of an unknown man from the Charan community with a turban, Madhya Pradesh, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'CHARUN., HINDOO., CENTRAL INDIA.', number: '375.', photographer: James John Waterhouse (possibly), 1862, paper, albumen print, albumendruk, height 95 mm x width 74 mm, head-gear: turban, religious functions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, human races, peoples, nationalities, An oval-framed sepia photograph shows an elderly man seated cross-legged wearing a large wrapped turban and loose light-colored garments, with a long beard and mustache, his hands resting on his knees and a string of beads visible in one hand, set against a dark background and mounted on a pale page with a bordered label beneath the portrait.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_063

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.8Mb (3.9Mb) / 9.5in x 15.4in / 2856 x 4622 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Charan community turban Madhya Pradesh India photograph page inscription Charun Hindoo Central India number 375 photographer James John Waterhouse 1862 paper albumen print albumendruk height 95 mm x width 74 mm head-gear religious functions Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities oval-framed sepia photograph elderly man seated cross-legged wearing large wrapped turban loose light-colored garments long beard mustache hands resting knees string beads visible hand set dark background mounted pale page bordered label beneath portrait