Lot no. 83
83. An unusual study of a deformed pauper, entitled A Human Being at Benares full grown
British School in India, 19th Century
pen and ink and watercolour on paper laid down on card, title in lower border, more extensive inscription verso
153 x 145 mm.
The inscription verso reads: ...this man they say is a creature after God's own image. I am apt to imagine that some exceptions can be made or how can we fancy any thing like one [...] side.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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