Lot Essay
Philip Charles Trench was Joint magistrate at Gazipur in 1849. Mofussil means 'in the depths of the country'. See lot 36 for further information about Trench
Details
Philip Charles Trench (fl.1820-1850)
A Visit to the Jail
inscribed and dated 'Ghazipore/March 19 - 1849' and further inscribed 'INDIA - Mofussil - Visit to the Jail 6 AM Joint Mag te & Doctor/Committee on Flour'; pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
9¼ x 11in. (235 x 280mm.)
A Visit to the Jail
inscribed and dated 'Ghazipore/March 19 - 1849' and further inscribed 'INDIA - Mofussil - Visit to the Jail 6 AM Joint Mag te & Doctor/Committee on Flour'; pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
9¼ x 11in. (235 x 280mm.)
Literature
P. Pal and V. Dehejia, From Merchants to Emperors, London, 1986, p.49, pl.32 (as anonymous)