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~Alaung_Hpaya~ · 4th April 2007, 07:18 PM

Eight Men in Indian and Burmese Costume, 19th century
India (Delhi)
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 10 x 15 1/2 in. (25.4 x 39.4 cm)
Gift of Dr. Julius Hoffman, 1909 (09.227.1)

Courtesy of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The middle three are wearing Burmese clothes but are painted with 'Indian' looking faces . Does anyone notice the extreme similarity between the middle chap and the original picture we've been discussing : clothes and dha . Almost carbon copy perhaps ( who copied who ? )

Also I wonder if these were actually posed or from memory as the uniform is mismatched . During the monarchy there were strict rules about dress code. They are all wearing the incorrect head gear : the middle chap's hat should rightly belong on the head of the chap to his Lt ( our Rt ) . He should be wearing a military helmet as should the other chap .

4th April 2007, 07:18 PM	#31
~Alaung_Hpaya~ Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 65	Eight Men in Indian and Burmese Costume, 19th century India (Delhi) Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 10 x 15 1/2 in. (25.4 x 39.4 cm) Gift of Dr. Julius Hoffman, 1909 (09.227.1) Courtesy of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The middle three are wearing Burmese clothes but are painted with 'Indian' looking faces . Does anyone notice the extreme similarity between the middle chap and the original picture we've been discussing : clothes and dha . Almost carbon copy perhaps ( who copied who ? ) Also I wonder if these were actually posed or from memory as the uniform is mismatched . During the monarchy there were strict rules about dress code. They are all wearing the incorrect head gear : the middle chap's hat should rightly belong on the head of the chap to his Lt ( our Rt ) . He should be wearing a military helmet as should the other chap .