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'The favourite wife of Afzul Khan preparing for the suttee', 1847. Artist: Giles
1-630-580 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
'The favourite wife of Afzul Khan preparing for the suttee', 1847. Suttee was an Indian funeral practice in which the widow immolated herself on her husband's funeral pyre. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847).
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People Information
Creator
- Giles, attributed to: : Artist
After
- B Clayton: : Artist
People Related
- Miss Corner: British: Author, writer
- Afzul Khan: Indian:
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3904x2713
File Size : 31,030kb
Aliases
- 0580014530
- 1-630-580
- 1630580