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12 FULL-PAGE COLOUR ILLUSTRATIONS, BEING COVERS OR INSIDE ILLUSTRATIONS OF ITALIAN AND FRENCH MAGAZINES OF THE PRE-INDEPENDENCE ERA SHOWING THE DELHI DURBAR AND INDIAN NATIONALIST AGITATIONS, INCLUDING BY MAHATMA GANDHI


Estimate: Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 ( $210-$280 )


12 full-page colour illustrations, being covers or inside illustrations of Italian and French magazines of the pre-Independence era showing the Delhi Durbar and Indian nationalist agitations, including by Mahatma Gandhi


a) Anonymous, Le Durbar de Delhi. Le Heraut demande les trois hurrahs traditionnels pour le Roi et la Reine, Le Petit Journal, 24 December 1911
Colour lithograph
16.5 x 11.5 in (41.2 x 28.7 cm)

The herald requesting the traditional three cheers for the King and Queen. The Delhi Durbar was held to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. The third and final one, held in 1911, was the only one actually attended by the sovereign, in this case King George V.

b) Anonymous, Attentat contre Lord Hardinge, vice– roi des Indes, Le Petit Journal, 12 January 1913
Colour lithograph
16.5 x 11.5 in (41.2 x 28.7 cm)

A bomb was thrown from a window in Delhi during a state entry on the first anniversary of the Imperial Durbar; when the 1912 Delhi–Lahore Conspiracy, led by erstwhile Jugantar member Rash Behari Bose, attempted to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Charles Hardinge.

c) R Salvadori, La campagna in India contro i prodotti industriali inglesi iniziata dall'agitatore Gandhi ha assunto un nuovo aspetto. Non solo il Gandhi ha ordinato il boicottaggio dei tessuti di origine europea, ma la loro distruzione col fuoco. Questa funzione è cominciata a Bombay giorni fa con un immenso rogo di abiti dei seguaci del Gandhi. Il fuoco è durato nel campo di cremazione per moltissime ore alimentato da latte di petrolio." "Lo spettacolo offerto recentemente dalla Nona Avenue di New York, per uno scontro di due treni della ferrovia elevata, dei quali uno si rovescio dal terrapieno. Fortunatamente non si ebbero gravi disgrazie, e soltanto il traffico rimase a lungo inceppato, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 21-28 August 1921
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

The campaign in India against British industrial products initiated by the agitator Gandhi has taken on a new aspect. Not only did Gandhi order the boycott of fabrics of European origin, but their destruction by fire. This function began in Bombay days ago with an immense burning of clothes of the followers of Gandhi. The fire lasted in the cremation ground for many hours fueled by petroleum cans. "" The spectacle recently offered by New York's Ninth Avenue, for a collision of two elevated railroad trains, one of which capsized from the embankment. Fortunately there were no serious misfortunes, and only the traffic remained jammed for a long time.

d) Achille Beltrame, L'appello di Gandhi per la disobbedienza civile degli indiani alle leggi inglesi e stato accolto da folle immense, con fanatica speranza. Fra ali di popolo che saluta commosso e canta l'inno di guerra dei gandhisti In piedi! In piedi! La terra sacra e nostra! Gandhi e gli ottanta martiri, avvolti nei bianchi khaddar e seguiti da migliaia di fedeli, si dirigono alle saline di Jalalpur, ultima tappa della marcia della rivoluzione, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 30 March 1930
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

Gandhi's appeal for Indian civil disobedience to English law was met by huge crowds with fanatical hope. Among the wings of the people who greet with emotion and sing the war hymn of the Gandhistas Stand up! Standing! The sacred land is ours! Gandhi and the eighty martyrs, wrapped in white khaddar and followed by thousands of faithful, head to the salt flats of Jalalpur, the last stage of the march of the revolution.


e) Achille Beltrame, Episodi della disobbedienza civile nell'India. I seguaci di Gandhi, sdraiati immobili a schiere, durante intere giornate, dinanzi alle case degli inglesi, attendono che si avveri la profezia del capo, fra un anno la dominazione inglese non sara più che un ricordo. Gli inglesi, dal canto loro, oppongono una resistenza non meno passiva e, quando occorre, scavalcano tranquillamente l'ostacolo per entrare negli uffici o nelle proprie case, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 20 April 1930
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

Episodes of civil disobedience in India. Gandhi's followers, lying motionless in rows, for whole days, in front of the houses of the English, await the fulfillment of the chief's prophecy, in a year the English domination will not be more than a memory. The British, for their part, put up a no less passive resistance and, when necessary, calmly climb over the obstacle to enter offices or their homes.

f) Achille Beltrame, La scena dell'arresto di Gandhi a Bombay. Il mahatma si dispone a seguire la polizia, mentre le donne della sua casa intonano un canto religioso. Una si china a baciargli i piedi, e la moglie lo abbraccia, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 17 January 1932
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

The scene of Gandhi's arrest in Bombay. The mahatma prepares to follow the police, while the women of his house sing a religious song. One bends down to kiss his feet, and his wife hugs him.

g) Walter Molino, L'India indipendente. Dopo lunghi anni di lotta l'India ha ottenuto l'autonomia, divisa in due grandi Stati, l'Indostan (in maggioranza indu) e il Pakistan (musulmano), essa è diventata una parte libera della Comunita britannica. A Londra, i rappresentanti dei due nuovi Stati annunciano lo storico avvenimento, presentando le rispettive bandiere, quella dell'Indostan, gialla bianca e verde, quella del Pakistan, bianca e verde, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 31 August 1947
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

Independent India. After long years of struggle, India has obtained autonomy, divided into two large states, Hindostan (mostly Hindu) and Pakistan (Muslim), it has become a free part of the British Community. In London, the representatives of the two new states announced the historic event, presenting their respective flags, that of Hindostan, yellow, white and green, that of Pakistan, white and green.

h) Walter Molino, India senza pace. Nella città di Nuova Delhi turbe fanatiche di indù hanno fatto irruzione nel quartiere musulmano sgozzando uomini donne e bambini, saccheggiando e appiccando incendi. Diecimila persone sono cadute nello spaventoso massacro, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 21 September 1947
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

India without peace. In the city of New Delhi, fanatical crowds of Hindus broke into the Muslim quarter, slaughtering men, women and children, looting and setting fires. Ten thousand people fell into the appalling massacre.

i) Walter Molino, a vittoria di Gandhi. Per metter fine ai massacri nell'India tormentata dagli odi di razza e di religione il famoso Gandhi aveva deciso di digiunare fino alla morte, se i popoli del suo Paese non si fossero riconciliati. Impressionati per questa estrema decisione le maggiori personalita indiane, dopo cinque giorni che Gandhi non prendeva cibo, hanno aderito a firmare le condizioni di pace poste dal vecchio patriota, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 25 January 1948
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

Gandhi's victory. To put an end to the massacres in India tormented by hatred of race and religion, the famous Gandhi had decided to fast until death, if the peoples of his country were not reconciled. Impressed by this extreme decision. major Indian personalities, after five days that Gandhi did not take food, agreed to sign the terms of peace set by the old patriot

j) Walter Molino, Nell'India sempre inquieta. Ali Khan Bahadur, un principe che non voleva sottomettersi alle nuove leggi indiane, aveva visto invadere il suo territorio dalle truppe dell'Indostan. A palazzo le numerose mogli del sovrano avevano implorato, spaventate, protezione e rifugio. Pochi giorni dopo il principe si arrendeva agli invasori, Milan: La Domenica del Corriere, 26 September 1948
Colour lithograph
13 x 10.5 in (32.5 x 26.2 cm)

In India always restless. Ali Khan Bahadur, a prince who did not want to submit to the new Indian laws, had seen Hindostan troops invade his territory. At the palace the numerous wives of the sovereign had begged, frightened, for protection and refuge. A few days later the prince surrendered to the invaders.

k) Anonymous, Le Durbar de Delhi, Le Petit Journal, 18 January 1903
Colour lithograph
11.5 x 16.5 in (28.7 x 41.2 cm)

The Delhi Durbar celebrating the accession of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as Emperor and Empress of India.

l) Eugene Damblans, sur la plage de Bombay, Gandhi (1869-1948) et ses partisans font bouillir de l'eau de mer pour obtenir du sel en violation de la loi sur la gabelle. les femmes les encouragent en repetant ce refrain: 'Brisons, brisons la loi du sel, affranchissons notre patrie, France: Le Pèlerin, 27 April 1930.
Colour lithograph
9.5 x 14 in (23.7 x 35 cm)

On the beach of Bombay, Gandhi (1869-1948) and his partisans boil sea water to obtain salt in violation of the law on the salt tax. The women encourage them by repeating this refrain: 'Let us break, let us break the law of salt, let us free our homeland.

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