[Ashworth, D J] :[A monk and a Roman Catholic priest, Mauritius, 1830s?]

Date
1830 - 1840
By
Ashworth, D J, active 1840s
Reference
A-209-034
Description

On the left, a Capuchin(?) monk in hooded cassock, a rope around his waist, his head shaven in a tonsure. He has his back to the figure on the right, a Roman Catholic priest in cassock and cotta (short surplice), a rosary around his neck and a biretta on his head. A faint pencil drawing in the background is of two men carrying a type of sedan chair.

Inscriptions: Pencil inscription on the verso of A-209-031, referring to numbers A-209-031 to -038 'D. J. A.'s old drawings'

Quantity: 1 watercolour(s).

Physical Description: Pencil & watercolour on paper, 186 x 144 mm (irregular)

Provenance: Purchased with other Ashworth family material, Sotheby's auction, London, 1966

Access restrictions
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Format
1 watercolour(s), Works of art, Watercolours, Pencil & watercolour on paper, 186 x 144 mm (irregular)
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