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L RAVEN-HILL (1867 - 1942)

AN INDIAN SKETCH BOOK: IMPRESSIONS OF THE EAST AND THE GREAT DURBAR


Estimate: Rs 20,000-Rs 30,000 ( $260-$385 )


An Indian Sketch Book: Impressions of the East and the Great Durbar


L Raven-Hill, An Indian Sketch Book: Impressions of the East and the Great Durbar, London: “Punch” Office, 1905

pp. 103 full of black and white caricatures; original dark brown cloth with gilt lettering
11.25 x 8.25 in (28.96 x 21.34 cm)

‘Punch’ cartoonist on visit to attend 1903 Delhi Durbar in which he documents the impressions of his visit to India on the occasion of the tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Raven Hill was a very famous painter who made many sketches on Indian people in the British Era in 1910. Early book on Indian life with a number of prints depicting Sikh Akali Nihang Warriors and Sikh among other illustrations.

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