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Water carriers (Persons)

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  • A puckally (pukhali) or water-carrier of south India, holding a bucket, with an ox. Gouache painting.
  • Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller at a stand on the street corner. Coloured lithograph by Gatti and Dura.
  • Water carriers in Venice fill up their buckets at a well. Coloured process print by Drouart after Rouargue brothers.
  • A young woman in Paris takes a jug of water from the water carrier's bucket. Colour lithograph by J.J. Chalon.
  • Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller's stand. Coloured lithograph.
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Catalogue

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    A water seller in Naples offers a glass of water as refreshment to a woman who is carrying a large bundle under her arm. Watercolour.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 30274i
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    Zululand, South Africa: three women water carriers. Photograph by Alfred M. Duggan-Cronin.

    Duggan-Cronin, A. M. (Alfred Martin), 1874-1954. | Reference: 541375i
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    Pongos or water-carriers at the fountain at the Plaza de Cabildo, Cuzco. Wood engraving by Laly after Riou.

    Riou, Édouard, 1833-1900. | Date: [1873] | Reference: 36951i
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    Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller at a stand on the street corner. Coloured lithograph by Gatti and Dura.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 30250i
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    A man in Paris carrying two pails of water suspended from straps on his back along the bank of the river Seine. Etching by A. Bosse.

    Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 29453i
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