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Man and woman, both laborers, sketchbook page, In hilly terrain, a man is seated on a rock on the left. He is dressed in a long loincloth (veshti, lungi, or South Indian dhoti?) and a shawl (chadar) that leaves his right shoulder uncovered. A large headscarf is wrapped around his head. He may be from South India and employed here. On the right, a woman is seated on an overturned basket. She is dressed in a long wrap skirt (redda) and a Portuguese blouse with a V-neck and long sleeves (hatte). Her head is covered with a hanging cloth, on which rests a carrying ring. She may be a Eurasian or Sinhalese woman of low caste. Both figures are drawn from the front. The artist found them resting from their labor. Sheet 86 from a sketchbook with 117 sheets., draftsman (artist): Esaias Boursse, Sri Lanka, 1662, draftsman (artist), South Asia, materials by function, paper, ink, brush, brush in gray, height 148 mm x width 196 mm, Asiatic races and peoples: Indians, working class, labourers, laborers - AA - women, 41D232, skirt (LUNGI), Eurasion, half-caste, clothing for the upper part of the body (with NAME), head-gear (with NAME), overseas history, Colombo, Period, 1662 - 1670, Two seated figures drawn in grayscale sit on a rocky surface, each wrapped in loose drapery and head coverings; the figure on the left faces slightly forward with folded hands resting on the lap and a turban-like wrap, while the figure on the right sits with one elbow on a knee and a hand touching the face, draped garments falling around bent legs and bare feet, with shaded rock formations and ground textures surrounding them against a pale, unadorned background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_460

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Droits gérés

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41.4Mo (8.5Mo) / 37.7cm x 27.5cm / 4453 x 3253 (300dpi)

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Man woman laborers sketchbook page hilly terrain man seated rock left dressed long loincloth veshti lungi South Indian dhoti shawl chadar leaves right shoulder uncovered large headscarf wrapped head South India employed right overturned basket long wrap skirt redda Portuguese blouse V-neck long sleeves hatte covered hanging cloth rests carrying ring Eurasian Sinhalese woman low caste figures drawn front artist them resting labor Sheet 86 sketchbook 117 sheets draftsman Esaias Boursse Sri Lanka 1662 South Asia materials function paper ink brush gray height 148 mm x width 196 mm Asiatic races peoples Indians working class labourers laborers - AA - women 41D232 skirt Lungi Eurasion half-caste clothing upper part body Name head-gear overseas history Colombo Period 1662 - 1670 Two figures drawn grayscale sit rocky surface loose drapery head coverings figure faces slightly forward folded hands resting lap turban- wrap right sits elbow knee hand touching face draped garments falling bent legs bare feet shaded rock formations ground textures surrounding them pale unadorned background