Veuve indienne se jettant dans le bucher qui consûme le corps de son époux.
Artist unknown., At head of title: Asie
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- Abstract
- Depicts a deceased husband burning in a funeral pyre. His widow stands at the head of the fire with her arms raised up to the sky, preparing to climb into the pyre with her husband. Two men are tending to the fire on the other side, and a group has gathered behind the widow. A white building appears behind them, partially covered by smoke.
- Date
- 1811?
- Department
- Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
- Dimensions
- 15 x 11 cm, sheet 27 x 22 cm
- Genre
- engravings (prints)
- Last Modified
- 2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
- Language
- French
- Materials
- 1 print : hand-colored
- Notes
- Title from caption. (Local Note), Trimmed within plate mark on right side. (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
- Sati, Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies, Widows, India
- Technique
- engraving (printing process)
- Attribution
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