"A Chokydar" (1815) by an unknown native artist

A Chokydar

1815

Watercolor

24.2 x 19.7 cm.

One of a suite of 11 original unsigned watercolors, evidently by a native artist.

According to www.oxforddictionaries.com, a chokyda (or chowkidar) is a gatekeeper.]

The Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University

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