A Banker in Barry Selly Cast, from Indian Trades and Castes 1835 - 1845

"A Banker in Barry Selly Cast, from Indian Trades and Castes" is an anonymous watercolor painting from 1835-1845 currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It depicts a couple, likely a banker and his wife, standing against a rural backdrop with a small village in the distance. This painting belongs to a series of works, "Indian Trades and Castes," that aimed to document the various professions and social groups of India during the British colonial period. The work offers a glimpse into the daily life of a specific caste and their roles in Indian society during that time.