A Hill village near Simla in the Himalayas
1860
Simpson, William
SSEA
Painting of a native village near Shimla, Punjab. It shows a traditional wooden house amidst the hills. In front, a cattle rearer stands in a crop storage pit with his muzzled oxen while a villager on the left winnows grain using a basket. A third local on the right carries the grains on his back. In the foreground, a hookah and sickle are strewn outside the pit.
- Maker/Artist
- Simpson, William
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painting
- Locations
- : Himachal Pradesh
- Dimensions
- Height: 14 in Width: 14 in
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- 1145-1869
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869
- Rights Statement
- arr
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