Framed Prints
Framed Print of Famine in India, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Famine in India, 1874. The scene delineated in our front page Engraving [shows] the mode in which the Hindoo people may be seen, upon any occasion of great prevailing distress, to implore the aid of one of their deities...The idol in the form of a bull is called Nandi, and is the Vahan or vehicle ridden by Siva or Maha-Deo, one of the three original divinities...[and] is a great object of adoration...No Hindoo, though dying of starvation, would kill an ox, and when the Europeans first entered this country they were denied the use of beef. The Hindoos appeal to the bull for the relief of their wants because they regard that beast as the emblem of the reproductive power in nature...The bull is figured with ornamental trappings and with a bell hung from his neck. In the scene our Artist has drawn we see people, young and old, before this idol in agonies of prayer. The mother, in despair, holds up her bucha, or child to Nandi, and begs for kana - that is, food. She exclaims, Hum burra bhookha hai! (We are very hungry!) Humara bucha burra bhookha hai! (My child is very hungry!) Hum log morghia hai! (Our people are dead!) The Bull Nandi may be deaf to them, but not the English John Bull'. From Illustrated London News, 1874. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 42169210
Belief Bengal Famine Of 1873 1874 Bihar Famine Of 1873 1874 Bull Catastrophe Crying Desperate Desperation Disaster Famine Food Supply Hand Gestures Hindu Hinduism Hindus Hunger Hungry In Prayer Lamentation Lamenting Mothers Nandi Prayer Prayers Praying Sari Shorebird Shortage Shortages Sorrow Starvation Starving Stork Storks Suppliant Supplicant Supplicants Supplication Turban Turbans Vahana Wading Bird Worship Worshipping
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 19.3cm x 20.5cm (7.6" x 8.1")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
