Print Description
(Hindu [Warrior], Peasant, and Priest) This first print depicts a Hindu figure, possibly a warrior or person of significance, dressed in traditional attire with a sword, symbolizing strength or status. Second prints shows a Hindu peasant, likely in simple attire appropriate for labor, possibly with agricultural tools, representing the rural lifestyle. Third and final print portrays a Hindu priest in religious garb, with items such as prayer beads or a shawl, indicative of spiritual practice.
Made by Labrousse after Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur.
Medium: Handcoloured line and aquatint etching on hand laid paper.
Sheet size: 20.5 x 26.1 cm (8.07 x 10.28 inch). Image size: 14.7 x 20.5 cm. (5.79 x 8.07 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Paper edges a bit irregular and brownish from binding. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
HINDU-CULTURE-TRADITIONAL-ATTIRE-INDOUS-PAYSAN-PRETRE-WARRIOR-PEASANT-PRIEST | PCO-C27-19
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Costumes de Differents Pays …’ by Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur, c.1797.
Biography engraver: Labrousse was a late 18th. C. engraver from Bordeaux. .
Biography artist: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (1757-1810) was born as son of a diplomat in Montreal, Canada. He was exposed to varying cultures at an early age.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.