Suttee, with Lord Hastings shown as accepting bribes to allow its continuation
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| Caption | Suttee, with Lord Hastings shown as accepting bribes to allow its continuation. Coloured aquatint by T Rowlandson, 1815, after Quiz. In the centre, suttee. Left background, a man swinging on hooks. Right, Brahmin priests bribing the 2nd Earl of Moira (from 7 December 1816 1st Marquess of Hastings), Governor General of Bengal, to allow suttee, with the agreement of Thomas Middleton, first bishop of Calcutta. Created 1 November 1815. Sati. Bribery. Suicide. India. Francis Rawdon-Hastings Hastings, Marquess of (1754–1826). T F Middleton (1769–1822). Contributors: Quiz (active 1816); Thomas Rowlandson (1756–1827); William Combe (1742–1823). Work ID: wc5hunhj. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | aquatint, with watercolour |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Suttee Lord Hastings shown accepting bribes allow continuation Aquatints Quiz Thomas Rowlandson William Combe |
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