Sujet

'Ceremony of burning a Hindu widow with the body of her late husband', 1847. Artist: Unknown

Légende

'Ceremony of burning a Hindu widow with the body of her late husband', 1847. Suttee was an Indian funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847).London 1847.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1847

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C36_395

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (8,1Mo) / 44,4cm x 28,2cm / 5246 x 3335 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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