BIB_ID
392464
Accession number
MA 8718.18
Creator
Kipling, John Lockwood, 1837-1911.
Published
[ 1865-1893?]
Credit line
Purchased for The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection as the gift of the Heineman Foundation, 2014.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
It is possible that the man on the horse is George Robinson, Lord Ripon (1827-1907) who advocated for more local autonomy in Assam with the introduction of the Ilbert Bill named for Courtenay Ilbert (1841-1924).
177 mm x 113 mm
Provenance
Purchased for The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection as the gift of the Heineman Foundation, 2014.
Summary
Drawing shows a man, in profile, dressed in a tailcoat, astride a wooden horse on wheels with the word "Assam" written on the body of the horse. The man is holding a bunch of carrots in his left hand which is extended out in front of the horse with text on the carrots "Self-Government". His right arm is bent and behind him and in his right hand he is holding a stick which says "Mouzadars".
Medium
black ink on paper
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