Osian's Auction Catalogue Creative India Series 1 Bengal | December 2011

B alTHazar s olvyns 6 July 1760 – 10 October 1824 this Lot of 10 coloured etchings are taken from ‘a Collection of two Hundred and Fifty Coloured Etchings descriptive of the Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos.’ a. a Kapauly b. a Jellee-a, Bearer c. a Byde d. a Joogee e. a Brijbasi, Brahmun f. a Doam g. a Kanoge, Brahmun h. a Sudgope i. a Dybuck j. a tamooly Each coloured etching, 1796-99 Small 14.6 x 9.8 in (37.0 x 25.0 cm) Large 14.8 x 9.9 in (37.5 x 25.2 cm) Provenance Private Collector, Mumbai. Acquired from Christie’s (London) in 2008. ` 400,000 – 600,000 US$ 8,000 – 12,000 (Lot of 10) 5 b c d e f g h i j 1780 1795 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2011 Creative India BENGaL | The Artists and Printmakers of the ‘Picturesque’ The complete series of 250 coloured etchings became a pioneering and unique survey of the people and their daily activities during the late 18th century Bengal. 23 22