Lot Essay
Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan.
Menpes was born in Australia and came to London with his parents aged 19. In 1880, Menpes met James McNeill Whistler and became his protegé a year later. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, London from 1880-1900 and travelled widely in Europe and in Asia. Various English journals commissioned him to cover the Curzon Durbar in India in 1902. After completing his assignment, Menpes travelled extensively in northern India. Jaipur appears to have been of particular interest; eleven views of the city are included in a volume entitled India, published in London in 1905.
Menpes was born in Australia and came to London with his parents aged 19. In 1880, Menpes met James McNeill Whistler and became his protegé a year later. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, London from 1880-1900 and travelled widely in Europe and in Asia. Various English journals commissioned him to cover the Curzon Durbar in India in 1902. After completing his assignment, Menpes travelled extensively in northern India. Jaipur appears to have been of particular interest; eleven views of the city are included in a volume entitled India, published in London in 1905.