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Benjamin Simpson
(1831 - 1923)
Marchands de chevaux Afghan
Credit:
Photo (C) MNAAG, Paris, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image musée Guimet
Guimet Museum
http://www.guimet.fr/fr/
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Keywords:
Eastern costume
turban
merchant
Afghan (representation of)
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Color #e6daa6
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About the artwork
Title:
Marchands de chevaux Afghan
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
XIXth century
Techniques:
albumen print
Detail:
Titre original : Affghan Horse Dealers (sic). Date de prise de vue : octobre 1880-avril 1881
Location:
Guimet Museum
About the author(s)
Author:
Benjamin Simpson
Born:
1831
Dead:
1923
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Sir Benjamin Simpson
(1831-1923) was a British photographer who served in the Indian Medical Service Bengal from 1853 until 1890 His late 19th century photos of Kandahar, Quetta, Bombay, Tomb of Amhed Shah, Baba Wali Kotal, Idgah Gate, Durani, Chilzina, Tukatoo, and Kirka Sharif have been collected in albums. Because the photos were grouped with those of John Burke (photographer) and those of others, many cannot be attributed. Simpson was a member of the Bengal Photographic Society and produced…
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