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Beato, Felice, and others.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Photographs of views and military portraits in Lucknow, Agra, Delhi, and elsewhere. [c.1855-c.1870s]
- paper
Oblong folio (352 x 424mm.), 118 albumen and one salted paper print (64 prints average 220 x 290mm., 55 portraits of various sizes from 85 x 54mm. to 174 x 204mm., or the reverse), including approx. 33 of India attributed to Beato, contemporary dark green morocco gilt over green cloth boards, gilt edges, some light scattered spotting, general fading to images (as often with Beato's prints), binding rather rubbed
Provenance
Lt.-Col. James Hare (1836-1928) of Calder Hall, Scotland. Hare served in India and was present at the Siege of Delhi in 1857; Major-General Sir Steuart Welwood-Hare KCMG, CB (1867-1952), of Blairlogie
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The album opens with a large view of Mussoorie and Landoor (310 x 415mm.) followed by a salt print of the entrance to Balaclava harbour in the Crimea (1855-56) attributed to James Robertson and Beato; then a series of 33 of Beato's photographs of India taken in the late 1850s, with views of Lucknow, Agra, and Delhi (including a 3-part panorama of Delhi, a 2-part panorama of the Cashmere bastion, and a 2-part vertical panorama of the Kootub Minar), together with a group portrait of Generals Sir Hope Grant, Lord Clyde and Sir W. Mansfield at Lucknow, and other military portraits in Calcutta (1859), and the 60th Rifles at Dover (1860), at the Tower of London (1863), and Hythe barracks (1864), together with named portraits of officers and men, and some with their wives. The album also contains 19 views in Scotland (including Garscube (5), Calder Hall, Meadowbank, Hopetoun, and Philpstoun) and 12 in the Alps and the Italian Lakes.