Potterswife - Public domain scenic engraving

"Supramanya, second son of Lord Siva"

Handcoloured engravings by Frederic Shoberl from his work 'The World in Miniature: Hindoostan'. London: R. Ackerman, 1820's. More images from the same source:

"A Basketmaker and his Wife"*

"Beater of Cotton and his Wife"*

"Brahma"*

"A Brahmin who Teaches the Day and his Wife"*

"Brazier"*; *"Brazier's Wife"*

"The Bridegroom Conducted in State to the House of the Bride"*

"Carpenter and Mason"*

"Catamaran, Chelingh"*

"Ceremony of Throwing the Colossal Statue of the Goddess Cali into the Water"*

"Cloth Beater"*; *"Cloth Painter"*

"Conjuror and Juggler with Painted Balls"*

"Cotton Spinning"*

"Dealer in Betel, Areca, etc."*

"Dealer in Pearls"*

"Devedassis or Bayaderes"*

"Dress and Ornaments, Hindoo Ladies"*

"Dourga Killing Maissassour"*

"Dyer"*

"The Fakir Perkasanund"*; *"The Fakir Praoun Pouri"*

"The Father of the Bride Going with the Nuptial Presents to the Bridegroom"*

"Funeral of a Hindoo"*

"Ganesha, God of Wisdom"*

"Gilder"*; *"Gold Beater"*; *"Goldsmith"*

"A Hindoo Cradle"*

"A Hindoo Dancer called Baloks"*

"Hindoo Jugglers, Swallowing a Sword and Balancing a Buffalo"*

"Hindoo Ladies Paying a Visit to a Persee Lady"*

"Hindoo Ploughman and Herdsman"*

"Hindoos Throwing Themselves on Mattresses Covered with Sharp Instruments"*

"A Hindoo Widow Burning Herself with the Corpse of her Husband"*

"Horse Breaker, Smith"*

"The Husband Swearing in the Presence of a Brahmin to take Care of his Wife"*

"Ironer"*

"A Mahometan Beating the Nagabotte"*

"A Mahometan Officer"*

"Mahometan Woman Travelling"*

"A Mahratta"*

"Mahratta Shoemaker, Shoemaker"*

"Malabar Tailor"*

"Malabar Writer"*

"Manmadin, the Indian Cupid"*

"Mariatta Codam, or Manner of Dancing in Honour of the Goddess Mariatta"*

"Musical Instruments, plate 1"*; *"Musical Instruments, plate 2"*; *"Musical Instruments, plate 3"*

"Nemessura Cavadi, or Woman Carrying the Water of the Ganges"*

"Pandarons, Penitents of the Sect of Sheeva"*

"A Pandidappan Brahmin and his Wife"*

"A Papan Vaichenvan Brahmin and a Tatoidipapan Brahmin"*

"A Pecali or Water Carrier Attending the Army"*

"Perfumer"*

"A Poojari, Singing the History of Mariatta"*

"Potter"*; *"Potter's Wife"*

"Preparation of the Warp for Weaving"*

"A Rajah and his Wife Celebrating the Festival of Kishna"*

"A Rajah Giving Audience"*

"A Rajpoot"*

"A Religious Procession"*

"A Seik and a Seapoy in the French Service"*

"(1) A Seapoy in the Native Attire; (2) A Hindoo Soldier; (3) A Brigbasi"*

"Schoolmaster"*

"Shell Cutter"*

"Silk Dyer"*

"Snake Charmer"*

"A Sourer and his Wife"*

"A Species of Penance Practiced at the Festival of Goddess Bhavani"*

A Sugar Mill*

"Suja Dowlah, Vizir of the Mogul Empire, Nawab of Oude, and his Ten Sons"*

"Supramanya, second son of Lord Siva"* (shown above)

"Tadin: playing with fire; Ariganda apndaron; Tadin: with a padlock to his mouth"*

"Telinga Barber, Malabar Barber"*

"Ter, or Sacred Chariot"*

"Trimurti--the Indian Trinity"*

"Tumblers"*

"Two Seapoy Officers; A Private Seapoy"*

"Vishnu in his Third Incarnation as a Wild Boar"*

"Vishnu Reclined on Serpent Adisscchen"*

"Water Carrier"*; *"Water Carrier"* (2)

"Weaver"*; *"Weaving"*

"Winding Cotton"*; *"Winding Silk"*

"Wives of Brahmins"*

"Wrestlers"*

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1820

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