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Coloured stipple engraving of a bearded man in a turban, seated cross-legged on a leopard skin on a wooden bed, arms raised behind his head.

A Hindu ascetic, or holy man: seated in the lotus position on a leopard skin, with withered arms raised above his head. Coloured stipple engraving, 1814.

A coloured stipple engraving shows a bearded man in a white turban and loincloth seated cross-legged on a leopard skin over a wooden daybed, with his arms raised behind his head. Printed text names the figure as a faquir and gives a caption about Hindu superstition; the plate is foxed and browned at the edges.

Artist
Unknown
Date
Jany. 1814
Medium
Stipple engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3144 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1814.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Un faquir: asceta hindú sentado sobre piel de leopardo, 1814

Un grabado coloreado muestra a un hombre barbudo con turbante blanco y taparrabos, sentado con las piernas cruzadas sobre una piel de leopardo en un lecho de madera, con los brazos alzados tras la cabeza. El texto impreso lo identifica como faquir y lleva una leyenda sobre la superstición hindú; la lámina está manchada en los bordes.

Português: Um faquir: asceta hindu sentado sobre pele de leopardo, 1814

Uma gravura colorida mostra um homem barbudo de turbante branco e tanga, sentado de pernas cruzadas sobre uma pele de leopardo num leito de madeira, com os braços erguidos atrás da cabeça. O texto impresso o identifica como faquir e traz uma legenda sobre a superstição hindu; a estampa está manchada nas bordas.