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# A male member of William Fullerton's household seated on a European chair smoking a 'huqqa' and holding a sword and a 'lota

A man wearing a red 'lungi' or 'dhoti' is smoking a nargila, a sword under his arm and holds a 'lota'. He is seated on a European-style chair on an empty terrace. In the background is a green hedge. One of seven portraits of Indian men and women. He is possibly a "chaukidar".

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1755–1768 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.d-1182-1903](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.d-1182-1903) · Pramāṇa
