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Gloomy Prospects

Willoughby Wallace Hooper1876–1878

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

An emaciated man sits on a "charpoy," a traditional Indian woven bed, while two children sleep on the bed as well. An equally emaciated woman sits next to him on the ground with a baby on her lap. The group is in front of a hut with a thatched roof.

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  • Title: Gloomy Prospects
  • Creator: Willoughby Wallace Hooper
  • Date Created: 1876–1878
  • Location Created: India
  • Physical Dimensions: 10.4 × 15.5 cm (4 1/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.940.7.1
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Willoughby Wallace Hooper (English, 1837 - 1912)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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