專家說明
Portraits of 'Chambhars', 'Mangs', 'Bhats', 'Parsees', 'Barahs or Bohoras', 'Cingalese', snake charmers, 'Nautch girls & Musicians', Indian guards and a group portrait of shoe-makers.
Johnson and Henderson were both professional photographers based in Bombay in the 1850s and 60s. They collaborated on a series of ethnographical portraits in the 1850s forming a partnership briefly in circa 1857-58. The series was originally entitled Costumes and Characters of Western India and appeared in the periodical The Indian Amateurs' Photographic Album published by the Bombay Photographic Society in 1856-57. Both photographers were keen contributing members. Several of the portraits in this lot were used (with new backgrounds inserted) in William Johnson's Residents and Visitors of Bombay (see lot 271).
Johnson and Henderson were both professional photographers based in Bombay in the 1850s and 60s. They collaborated on a series of ethnographical portraits in the 1850s forming a partnership briefly in circa 1857-58. The series was originally entitled Costumes and Characters of Western India and appeared in the periodical The Indian Amateurs' Photographic Album published by the Bombay Photographic Society in 1856-57. Both photographers were keen contributing members. Several of the portraits in this lot were used (with new backgrounds inserted) in William Johnson's Residents and Visitors of Bombay (see lot 271).