Persian wheel near Amritsar
1865
Simpson, William
SSEA
Painting of a Persian water wheel (type of irrigation device) near Amritsar, Punjab, India. The waterwheel consists of a chain of earthenware pots slung around a large vertical wheel, which turns by a system of cogs and interlocking wheels powered by a pair of oxen. On the left, a herder tends to his cattle. A couple of bullock rest in the field on the right.
- Maker/Artist
- Simpson, William
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painting
- Locations
- city: London
- Dimensions
- Height: 26.7 cm Width: 36.9 cm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- 1170-1869
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Day & Son, Limited (London) in 1869
- Rights Statement
- arr
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