Sujet
Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Légende
Ram Mohan Roy, founder of the Brahmo Samaj, 1828. Ram Mohan Roy, also written as Rammohun Roy, or Raja Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833), was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, one of the first Indian socio-religious reform movements. He campaigned for the abolition of sati (suttee) the Hindu custom where a widow sacrifices herself on her husband's funeral pyre. A lithograph from L'Inde Français, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere.
Date
1828
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B97_318
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,2Mo (2,2Mo) / 30,6cm x 41,1cm / 3612 x 4854 (300dpi)