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A groups of Thugs strangling a traveller on a highway in India in the early 19th century

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English: A groups of Thugs strangling a traveller on a highway in India in the early 19th century. One member of the group is gripping the traveller's feet, another his hands, while a third member is tightening the ligature around the traveller's neck.
Date 1829–1840
Source From Frances Pritchett's web site, Columbia University, originally from the British Library
Author Anonymous Indian artist. Made for Capt. James Paton, Assistant to the British Resident at Lucknow, 1829-1840

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