Gantz (Justinian, Attributed to)

Mansion with strolling figures, Madras (Chennai), unsigned, watercolour on heavy wove paper, surface scratch upper right, sheet 355 x 465mm, framed & glazed, c.1830s.

***Justinian Gantz, eldest son of John Gantz, is described in the 'East India Register' as 'Miniature Painter'. He helped his father with the family's lithographic press and appears to have specialised in depicting European houses.