Sir Charles D'Oyly, 1781–1845, British, active in India, A Samporea or Snake Catcher, undated
- Title:
- A Samporea or Snake Catcher
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Chromolithograph on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 9 15/16 x 5 15/16 inches (25.3 x 15.1 cm), Sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 inches (18 x 12.7 cm), and Image: 6 5/8 x 5 inches (16.9 x 12.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, in black ink, lower left: "C D'Oyly delt."; lower center: "A SAMPOREA or SNAKE-CATCHER."; lower right: "Behar Li"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.1256
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | arches | bamboo | baskets | drapery | genre subject | hookah | Indian | pavilion (garden structure) | snake | snake charmer | tiles | trees | viewers
- Associated Places:
- India
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49979
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