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EMILY EDEN (1797 - 1869)

A ZEMINDAR OR FARMER OF THE UPPER PROVINCES AND A PUTHAN, A FAMOUS WRESTLER, 1844

Known for her amusing accounts of English life in the 19th century, Emily Eden was a reputed poet and artist from London. Born into a family of aristocrats, Eden was acquainted with..... 

Estimate: Rs 40,000-Rs 60,000 ( $560-$835 )


A Zemindar or farmer of the upper provinces and a Puthan, a famous wrestler

1844

Lithograph on paper

Print size: 16 x 12.2 in (40.5 x 31.2 cm)
Sheet size: 17 x 13.7 in (43 x 35 cm)


This lithograph is taken from plate 23 of Emily Eden's 'Portraits of the Princes and People of India'. Eden wrote: "The first of these figures represents a respectable landholder of the Upper Provinces, in his winter dress. The second figure is that of a Mahomedan of Upper India, of the Pathan Tribe which is of Afghan descent. The man was famous as a wrestler." (Source: British Online Library)

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