Agoury, veuve indienne.
Artist unknown., At head of title: Asie
- Abstract
- Depicts an Indian widow kneeling below a tree, collecting water in a skull cup. A woman refusing to follow her husband to the grave is banished from society and into the woods and forests. (See description accompanying plate in Moeurs et coutumes des peuples, page 9).
- Date
- 1811?
- Department
- Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
- Dimensions
- image 14 x 11 cm, sheet 26 x 21 cm
- Genre
- engravings (prints)
- Last Modified
- 2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
- Language
- French
- Materials
- 1 print : color
- Notes
- Title from caption. (Local Note), Trimmed within plate mark on left margin. (Local Note)
- Provenance
- Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
- Related Material
- Appears in: Moeurs et coutumes des peuples, ou, Collection de tableaux répresentant les usages remarquables, les mariages, funérailles, supplices et fêtes des diverses nations du monde. De l'imprimerie de Me Ve Jeunehomme. Paris : Chez Madame Veuve Hocquart, 1811. Tome 1.
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Series
- Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Moeurs et coutumes des peuples, ou, Collection de tableaux répresentant les usages remarquables, les mariages, funérailles, supplices et fêtes des diverses nations du monde.
- Subject
- Widows, Hinduism--Customs and practices, India
- Technique
- engraving (printing process)
- Attribution
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