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A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband.

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Title
A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband.
Collection

Indian coloured drawings: a collection of 177 original paintings on "talc," etc., with 17 engravings, illustrating costume, vehicles and trades in India

Volume 2--Prints and drawings

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1811-02-16
Place: London
Publisher: [J. Wilkes?]
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection
Shelf locator: MAF++ (Indian coloured drawings) v. 2
Topics
Clothing and dress -- India
Funeral rites & ceremonies
Women -- India
Sati
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Formerly mounted in album.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : intaglio, hand painted : on sheet 27.8 x 21.1 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13976376
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5badb590-c6cc-012f-60e3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1811: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1811-02-16. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c806d60-37e7-4c17-e040-e00a18065872

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. "A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c806d60-37e7-4c17-e040-e00a18065872

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1811-02-16). A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c806d60-37e7-4c17-e040-e00a18065872

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A woman going to burn on the funeral pile of her husband.