Sujet

'The favourite wife of Afzul Khan preparing for the suttee', 1847. Artist: Giles

Légende

'The favourite wife of Afzul Khan preparing for the suttee', 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).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1847

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C36_399

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,3Mo (3,6Mo) / 33,1cm x 23,0cm / 3904 x 2713 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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