A Brahmin and Gosannee; well-known characters among the religious Casts of Hindoos. J. Forbes 1781, 1781
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- A Brahmin and Gosannee; well-known characters among the religious Casts of Hindoos. J. Forbes 1781
- Date:
- 1781
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 12, page 59
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The images are labeled "brahmin" and "gosanny," in English, Persian, and Hindustani. One figure is dressed in white, another wears almost no clothes, and carries a staff and bucket.
- Additional Notes:
- The images are pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 2 drawings : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 13 x 17 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200001
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200001?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1