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An album of seventy-eight watercolours depicting craftsmen, tradesmen and various aspects of Indian life
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Patna School, 1849
An album of seventy-eight watercolours depicting craftsmen, tradesmen and various aspects of Indian life
numbered from '1' to '78' (upper right corner), inscribed with a contents page and each watercolour inscribed with titles, including: 'a Hindoo Barber'; 'A Hobleboble, or pipe maker'; 'Making Glass Rings for the Wrists'; 'A BoatLoaded with Cotton, Getting off a Bank'; 'Printing Chintz'; 'Cooking and Smoking'; 'Hindoo Women Tumbling'; 'Procession after Betrothing' (lower centre) and the album further inscribed 'Nov. 6. 1849. collated and perfect.' (on the reverse of the contents page)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour
, variously watermarked 'C PATCH', 'G R' and 'J LARKING', and one with Britannia watermark
the watercolour 8 x 6.7/8 in. (21 x 17.5 cm.), the album 8.5/8 x 7.3/8 in. (21.3 x 18.8 cm.), overall
An album of seventy-eight watercolours depicting craftsmen, tradesmen and various aspects of Indian life
numbered from '1' to '78' (upper right corner), inscribed with a contents page and each watercolour inscribed with titles, including: 'a Hindoo Barber'; 'A Hobleboble, or pipe maker'; 'Making Glass Rings for the Wrists'; 'A BoatLoaded with Cotton, Getting off a Bank'; 'Printing Chintz'; 'Cooking and Smoking'; 'Hindoo Women Tumbling'; 'Procession after Betrothing' (lower centre) and the album further inscribed 'Nov. 6. 1849. collated and perfect.' (on the reverse of the contents page)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour
, variously watermarked 'C PATCH', 'G R' and 'J LARKING', and one with Britannia watermark
the watercolour 8 x 6.7/8 in. (21 x 17.5 cm.), the album 8.5/8 x 7.3/8 in. (21.3 x 18.8 cm.), overall