Caption

Portrait of an unknown priest from the Vaishnav Brahmin community of Mysore, Karnataka, India, photograph, page, number: '410.', inscription: 'SRI VISHNU., BRAHMIN., MYSORE.', Mysore, c. 1865 - in or before 1875, photographer, South India, paper, albumen print, height 102 mm x width 76 mm, Brahma (supreme being, creator, etc., Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism), human races, peoples, nationalities, A sepia-toned photograph of an older man seated cross-legged on a plain surface, wearing a light-colored wrapped cloth around his lower body and a turban on his head, with a patterned cloth draped over one shoulder; he is bare-chested and has a thin beard and mustache, with his hands resting on his knees and one hand slightly raised, looking forward, and the image is framed by a rounded-arch border on a light background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_107

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.3Mb (4.7Mb) / 9.3in x 15.1in / 2797 x 4540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown priest Vaishnav Brahmin community Mysore Karnataka India photograph page number 410 inscription Sri Vishnu Brahmin c 1865 - 1875 photographer South India paper albumen print height 102 mm x width 76 mm Brahma supreme creator etc Hinduism Buddhism Jainism human races peoples nationalities sepia-toned photograph older man seated cross-legged plain surface wearing light-colored wrapped cloth lower body turban head patterned draped shoulder bare-chested thin beard mustache hands resting knees hand slightly raised looking forward image framed rounded-arch border light background