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Painting of a sunlit courtyard with a carved wooden merchant stall, a rider on a grey horse, a man in white, and a dog lying on the stones.

Hindu Merchants

An oil painting of a sunlit courtyard with an ornately carved wooden stall where seated merchants sit inside a latticed alcove. In the foreground a rider on a grey horse and a standing man in white robes and a red turban talk beside a dark horse, while a black dog lies on the paving. Carved and tiled palace walls rise behind.

Artist
Edwin Lord Weeks
Date
ca. 1885
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2047 × 2560 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1890).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Comerciantes hindúes, pintura al óleo de Edwin Lord Weeks

Pintura al óleo de un patio iluminado por el sol, con un puesto de madera tallada donde comerciantes sentados aguardan dentro de una alcoba enrejada. En primer plano, un jinete en un caballo gris y un hombre de túnica blanca y turbante rojo conversan junto a un caballo oscuro; un perro negro yace en el empedrado.

Português: Comerciantes hindus, pintura a óleo de Edwin Lord Weeks

Pintura a óleo de um pátio iluminado pelo sol, com uma banca de madeira entalhada onde comerciantes sentados aguardam em uma alcova treliçada. No primeiro plano, um cavaleiro em um cavalo cinza e um homem de túnica branca e turbante vermelho conversam ao lado de um cavalo escuro; um cão preto deita-se sobre o piso.

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