Caption

Portrait of an unknown man from the Lingayat community of Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, inscription: 'LINGAYET., HINDOO., MYSORE.', number: '422.', Mysore, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 115 mm x width 87 mm, human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph shows a seated man wearing a wrapped turban and loose white lower garment, posed with one leg crossed and one hand resting on his knee; he is bare-chested with a long necklace holding a small rectangular object, and a patterned cloth draped over one shoulder, set against a plain backdrop with a light border around the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_089

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.8Mb (6.4Mb) / 9.3in x 16.2in / 2798 x 4845 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man Lingayat community Mysore Karnataka India photograph page inscription Lingayet Hindoo number 422 c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 115 mm x width 87 mm human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph seated man wearing wrapped turban loose white lower garment posed leg crossed hand resting knee bare-chested long necklace holding small rectangular object patterned cloth draped shoulder set plain backdrop light border image