A barber attending to a man's hair. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, ca. 1825.

[Delhi], [1825?]

1 painting : gouache painting, with pencil ; image 17.7 x 11.5 cm

Hajjām barber Shūdar caste Lettering in English and Arabic below the image

Wellcome Collection 591185i

One work in a series showing trades and occupations of India. Another set with the same composition was commissioned by Col. James Skinner in 1825 (British Library MS Persian add. 27,255)