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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[1825?]
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582031i
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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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)

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[Delhi], [1825?]

Physical description

1 painting : gouache painting, with pencil ; sheet 19.5 x 30 cm

Lettering

Jarrah - surgeon, shudar caste. Rieu p 66 Lettering in Arabic above the image and in English below the image.

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in “Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian medicine” at Wellcome Collection, 16 November 2017 – 8 April 2018

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Wellcome Collection 582031i

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