13th Jul, 2022 13:00

A Middle Eastern Journey

 
  Lot 528
 

THE PEOPLE OF INDIA: A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS
ca. 1868 - 1875

THE PEOPLE OF INDIA: A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS
ca. 1868 - 1875

An oval albumen print from a wet collodion glass negative portraying a Newar or Niwar, a supposed aboriginal from Nepal part of the enslaved or low-caste population, marked no. 72, mounted onto contemporary paper support, with typed letterpress title in the margin, the image 16.3cm x 12.5cm, the page 33.2cm x 24.3cm.

The People of India project was initiated at the request of Lord Canning (1812 - 1862), Governor-General of India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, as a souvenir of his time in the Subcontinent. Officers of the British Army were instructed to go out and photograph "interesting subjects"; the results proved so extensive that a decision was made to publish them in the present format. Among the renowned photographers who contributed to the project, one counts J.C.A. Dannenberg; Lieut. R.H. De Montmorency; Rev. E. Godfrey; Lieut. W.W. Hooper; Major Houghton; Capt. H.C. McDonald; J. Mulheran; Capt Oakes; Rev. G. Richter; Shepherd and Robertson; Dr B. Simpson; Dr B.W. Switzer; Capt. H.C.B. Tanner; Capt. C.C. Taylor; and Lieut. J. Waterhouse.


 

Do you have an item similar to the item above? If so please click the link below to submit a free online valuation request through our website.

 

Images*

Drag and drop .jpg images here to upload, or click here to select images.