Slangenbezweerder in Ajmer, RP-P-1953-613, Marius Bauer, 1897

Identification title(s): snake charmer in ajmer. Object type: print object number: rp-p-1953-613 edition: 62/100. Catalog reference: van wisselingh 39. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: a man exorcises a snake in front of a group of spectators on a square in ajmer in british india. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: marius bauer (signed by hand). Dating: 1897. Physical features: etching and plate tone. Material: paper technique: etching / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 179 mm × w 128 mmexplanationthe current title was assigned by the museum due to a lack of information about an original title. Subject: what: snakesthe audience ~ art performance. Where: ajmer. Credit line: loan from the office for nationally distributed art objects. Acquisition: loan 1953. Date: 1897.