Caption

Portrait of an unknown priest from the Vaishnav Brahmin community of Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, number: '409.', inscription: 'SRI VISHNU., BRAHMIN., MYSORE.', Mysore, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 91 mm x width 95 mm, Brahma (supreme being, creator, etc., Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism), human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia photograph shows a seated man reclining beside a low wooden table, his torso bare and a light cloth wrapped around his lower body, with his left arm resting on the table and his right hand placed on his knee; his head is shaved and marked with light painted lines on the forehead, chest, shoulders, and arms, and he wears a thin necklace, while the background is plain and the floor beneath him appears textured.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_103

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.4Mb (3.4Mb) / 9.8in x 14.4in / 2952 x 4307 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown priest Vaishnav Brahmin community Mysore Karnataka India photograph page number 409 inscription Sri Vishnu Brahmin c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 91 mm x width 95 mm Brahma supreme creator etc Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities sepia photograph seated man reclining beside low wooden table torso bare light cloth wrapped lower body left arm resting table right hand placed knee head shaved marked light painted lines forehead chest shoulders arms wears thin necklace background plain floor beneath textured