Samuel Bourne, Calcutta; Rustic Scenes and Rural Life in Bengal
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Samuel Bourne

Calcutta; Rustic Scenes and Rural Life in Bengal

about 1872

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
23.3 × 28.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-193856

View of a village from a dirt road. A man sits atop a flat wooden cart pulled by two oxen yoked to the front. Thatched-roof huts line the roadside, and groups of men, women, and children sit in front of them engaging in activities of daily life.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • about 1872 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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