A surgeon, sitting on the floor, attends to a patient's leg, as he lies on a bed. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825.
| Title | A surgeon, sitting on the floor, attends to a patient's leg, as he lies on a bed. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825. |
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| Publication Date: | 1825 |
| Type | Book |
| Language | ara,eng |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | 30 cm |
| Library: | Wellcome Collection museum and library |
| Record ID | w4uafsq2 |
| Library Location | Wellcome Collection 582031i |
| Date | 1825 |
| Notes | One work in a series showing trades and occupations of India. Another set with the same compositions was commissioned by Col. James Skinner in 1825 (British Library, MS Persian add. 27,255) | Jarrah - surgeon, shudar caste. Rieu p 66 Lettering in Arabic above the image and in English below the image. |
| Sergileri notu | Exhibited in “Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine” at Wellcome Collection, 16 November 2017 – 8 April 2018 |
