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'Indischer Pilger'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [‎24r-c] (1/1)

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The record is made up of 1 collotype print. It was created in 1888. It was written in German. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This full-length seated portrait shows a bearded Indian pilgrim. He sits face forward, looking towards the camera.

The man wears a full-length dark-coloured robe with a white undershirt visible on the left-hand side of his chest. He wears a light-coloured patterned skull cap and holds a walking stick in his clasped hands.

The man is photographed in a courtyard-like space with foliage and a window, fronted by bars, visible in the background.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XXII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Indischer Pilger.’

A circular 'British Museum' blind stamp is located in the lower left corner.

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1 collotype print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

138 x 97 mm

Format:

1 collotype print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XXII’

Written in
German in Latin script
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'Indischer Pilger'. Photographer: Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje [‎24r-c] (1/1), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, 1781.b.6/48, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023627936.0x000058> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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