[India] - BOURNE, Samuel. Raccolta di fotografie sull'India.1862-1892
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Description
Album with 101 photographs albumin plates prepared with wet collodion; leaves of mm. 210x280; signature of the photographer on the negative and title inscribed in many photographs. .
SPENDID SERIES OF 101 PHOTOGRAPHS ALBUMIN INDIA. These prints, large format, are a valuable documentation on the Indian continent in the second half of the nineteenth century: ancient buildings, places of amazing architecture, scenic views with natural landscapes and exotic corners. Samuel Bourne, 1834-1912, was born in Staffordshire, England, from the age of 19 years a passion for photography. It is used in the bank in 1855 and three years later began to travel the country, Scotland and Wales. His first exhibition in 1859. In 1863, leaves employment and travels to India where he stayed for seven years. In Calcutta, a company he founded with Charles Shepherd, the 'Bourne & Shepherd' still active. It is considered an unsurpassed master of the time.
Condition Report: Slight sign of foxing on the margins. Nice specimen. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
SPENDID SERIES OF 101 PHOTOGRAPHS ALBUMIN INDIA. These prints, large format, are a valuable documentation on the Indian continent in the second half of the nineteenth century: ancient buildings, places of amazing architecture, scenic views with natural landscapes and exotic corners. Samuel Bourne, 1834-1912, was born in Staffordshire, England, from the age of 19 years a passion for photography. It is used in the bank in 1855 and three years later began to travel the country, Scotland and Wales. His first exhibition in 1859. In 1863, leaves employment and travels to India where he stayed for seven years. In Calcutta, a company he founded with Charles Shepherd, the 'Bourne & Shepherd' still active. It is considered an unsurpassed master of the time.
Condition Report: Slight sign of foxing on the margins. Nice specimen. Il lotto viene venduto provvisto di licenza d'esportazione.THE LOT IS OFFERED WITH A VALID EXPORT LICENCE
