Set of 16 rare catalogues on Indian painting for the British
a) Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, The Louisa Parlby Album: Watercolours from Murshidabad 1795-1803, London: Francesca Galloway Gallery, 2017
pp. 56; stiff cards
9.6 x 12 in (24 x 30 cm)
b) Mildred Archer, Patna Painting, New York: Russell F. Moore Company, 1949
pp. xv, 47 + 48 black and white plates on art paper; hardcover with dustjacket
8.8 x 5.8 in (22.2 x 14.5 cm)
The first book by the great historian of British-Indian art. Includes biographies of Patna painters of the 19th century and portraits of some of them.
c) Mildred and W. G. Archer, Indian Painting for the British 1770-1880, London: Oxford University Press, 1955
pp. xiv, 155 + 24 plates; Ex-library copy but title-page clean. Only bookplate inside front cover and accession number sticker on cover. No other markings. No dustjacket
10 x 7.5 in (25 x 18.7 cm)
A seminal and exhaustive work not superseded yet in scholarship. Covers Indian painting for the British in Murshidabad, Patna, Benares, Lucknow, Delhi, Southern India, Western India, Natural History Paintings and causes of decline.
d) Toby Falk and Veronica Murphy, Kashmir Shawls: Woven Art & Cultural Document; a Unique Collection of Indian drawings illustrating the production of Kashmir shawls, commissioned for the 1867 Paris Exposition, London: Kyburg Limited, 1988
30 pp. with colour illustrations; stapled softcover
7.2 x 8.4 in (18 x 21 cm)
A rare catalogue of Sikh art.
e) Indien Als Bilderbuch Die Konstruktion Der Pittoresken Fremde: Einhundert indische Gouachen um 1800
[loosely translates as STRANGELY PICTURESQUE PICTORIAL CONSTRUCTION OF INDIA - 100 Indian watercolours from 1800]
pp. 141 with 100 Tanjore paintings reproduced in full colour, one on each page. 4 scholarly essays including one on Raja Serfoji II of Tanjore by Indira Viswanathan Peterson; softcover
Text in German. A scarce exhibition catalogue issued by a German museum, reproducing 100 Tanjore [Thanjavur] paintings of the19th century Company School in an album in the museum collection.
12 x 7.5 in (30 x 18.7 cm)
f) The British Collector in India: Including important works from the collection of James and William Fraser, London: Kyburg Ltd, 1988
pp.19; stiff cards
7.2 x 8.4 in (18 x 21 cm)
1988 catalogue of exhibition held at Kyburg Ltd, London
g) Imperial Past: India 1600-1800, London: Francesca Galloway, 2011
87 pages; softcover
9.8 x 12 in (24.5 x 30 cm)
Most of it relates to India seen through British eyes with essays by J P Losty, formerly of the British Library. There are 26 lots described all with large and many full-page colour illustrations.
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS BY AGRA DRAUGHTSMEN relates to one album featuring Mughal monuments and 26 drawings are reproduced.
THE ALBUM FROM BENGAL 1795-1810 relates to an album belonging to General Horton Briscoe which has numerous company paintings and 23 are reproduced, many full page.
Most of the catalogue relates to the above two albums and their description and notes. Apart from this there are some stone trellises, panels and screens of marble and red sandstone from Mughal monuments are also reproduced.
h) William Dalrymple, A Journey Through India: Company School Pictures, London: Spink and Son, 1996
pp. 44 with 20 items, each reproduced in colour and described in detail and with a bibliography. Shows a palanquin, portraits, design for a gig, architectural drawings of Indian monuments, birds and a German plaque showing Queen Victoria's Indian servants Abdul Karim and Mohamed Bukhsh in their red liveries. 7-page Introduction by William Dalrymple; softcover
8.5 x 10.5 in (21.2 x 26.2 cm)
Sale catalogue issued in UK in 1996, consisting of watercolours by various Company School artists.
i) Toby Falk and Gael Hayter, Birds in an Indian Garden: Nineteen illustrations from the Impey Collection : 12 June to 14 July 1984, London : Michael Goedhuis Ltd., 1984
pp. 24 including covers; stapled softcover
7 x 8.6 in (17.5 x 21.5 cm)
j) Indian Painting during the British Period
pp. 36 with 10 full-page colour plates printed on one side only and 9 black and white small illustrations in the text. In addition, the cover is a 'double spread' painting with 6 characters shown front and back. A total of 53 items are listed; softcover
8.5 x 7 in (21.2 x 17.5 cm)
Rare 1986 sale catalogue of a London gallery.
k) Indian Painting During the British Period 1770-1870, Circa 1970
pp. 11 + 1 colour plate and 16 black and white plates; stapled card covers
10.3 x 7.6 in (25.8 x 19.2 cm)
Sale catalogue of a London gallery.
l) Indian Painting for the British 1780-1880, 2001
28 items, each with full-page illustration and description on facing page. 1 is a foldout [procession of Mughal emperor Akbar II]. Covers Calcutta, Patna, Lucknow, Delhi artists’ works; card cover with dustjacket.
12.4 x 9.8 in (31 x 24.5 cm)
A large and lovely full-colour catalogue issued by a London gallery in 2001
m) Niall Hobhouse, Indian Painting for British Patrons 1770-1860, 1991
46-page catalogue of an exhibition held in London in February-March 1991. 21 items with full-page colour illustrations and facing detailed descriptions. 2 items have 2 small black and white illustrations to support text. Title-page corner cut without loss. WITH Invitation card to the show, showing a Fakir’s painting on the cover, loosely inserted; softcover
9.8 x 7.2 in (24.5 x 18 cm)
n) Company Paintings: India 19th Century 1974
8.8 x 4.2 in (22.2 x 10.7 cm)
Exhibition folder of a London gallery
o) William and Mildred Archer, India Served and Observed, London: British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, 1994
153pp with plates; Stiff cards with a painting on cover; softcover
8.4 x 5.9 in (21 x 14.8 cm)
Memoir of the great historian couple who tackled Indian Art.
p) Simon Digby and J C Harle, Toy Soldiers and Ceremonial in Post-Mughal India, Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1982
pp. 26 with 15 plates; stapled softcover describing toy soldiers of Vizagapatam and Oudh
7.2 x 4.8 in (18 x 12 cm)
(Set of sixteen)
This lot will be shipped in "as is" condition. For further details, please refer to the images of individual lots as reference for the condition of each book.