Artist Index: British India

Views of India and Ceylon. 1860s-1870s. 5 albumen prints. Each circa 16 x 23 cm and larger. Each mounted to board, annotated in ink below images on mount.

A few with small spots, one with stronger discoloration spot in upper right, otherwise in very good condition and with strong contrasts.

Photographer unknown. Portraits of Indian rulers. 1900. 11 albumen prints. Various sizes between circa 18 x 12 cm and 20 x 36 cm. 6 mounted to board, 1 annotated in ink/pencil below the image on the mount.

Most in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) and Colin Murray (1840-1884). Views of India.1860s/70s. 15 albumen prints. 23 x 29 cm and some smaller. 5 signed and with number in the negative, some with title in the negative, most mounted to board.

The titles include: Huseinabad Imambara; Chhota Imambara, Lucknow; Old Hindu temple, Bindrabund; Mausoleum of Akbar, Secundra; Eden Gardens, Calcutta; Botanical Gardens, Calcutta; Scinde Valley, Glaciers; Snowy Range from Sandakfoo; View of Simla Mountains; Snowy Peaks near Gangootri; Avenue of Figue Trees; The Kanch Mahal, Umbere and the Qutub Minar, Delhi. Includes one photo by Colin Murray titled "The new observatory Dehra Dun". – Some slightly faded in edges, a few light surface scuff marks, otherwise strong prints in good to very good condition.

Photographer unknown. Native officers and soldiers during maneuvers as well as group portraits. 1890s. 8 albumen prints. Most circa 15 x 21 cm and larger. 4 mounted to board and annotated in ink below the image on mount.

Some faded, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Indian and British group portraits. 1880s-90s. 16 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 18 x 24 cm. Some titled in the negative, most mounted to board (2 annotated in ink on mount).

Some with small tears, some faded, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. A selection of photographs and text pages from the publication Illustrations of Buildings Near Muttra and Agra, 1873. 5 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 21 x 17 cm and smaller.

Pages with some foxing, worm holes, with small paper loss in corner, some photographs with light fading in edges, otherwise in good condition. With: Views of Muttra and Jamna. 2 collodion paper prints. 1900. Each circa 21 x 29 cm. - Edges slightly faded, some light handling marks.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Vandyk and unknown. Portraits of Indian rulers. 1880s-c.1910. 6 albumen prints. Various sizes between circa 32 x 24 cm and 20 x 15 cm. Each mounted to board, some matted and 1 framed, 1 annotated in ink below the image on mount.

Most faded, some with foxing/spots, some rubbed areas.

Photographer unknown. Views and people of South India. 1890s. 24 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 10 x 24 cm. Some titled in the negative, most mounted to board.

The views show various landscapes, people, agricultural scenes and some genre images of India. – Some faded, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Portraits of Pashtun or Afghan warriors, British group portraits and panoramic view of Karatschi. 1880. 6 albumen prints. Each circa12 x 10 cm. Mounted to card.

Most in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Views of Pakistan and North India. 1908. 6 collodion paper prints, 2 gelatin silver prints, 1 albumen print. Most circa 15 x 20 cm and larger. 2 mounted to board.

One image shows His Highness Habibullah Kahn, Amir of Afghanistan, Peschawar circa 1910. Another photograph shows a fortified wall structure in Sikkim. The other images show landscapes and smaller cities of British India. – Edges curled, some with handling marks/creases, otherwise most in good condition.

Photographer unknown. Portraits of Indian types. 1880s-1900. 26 albumen prints and 4 collodion prints. Various sizes between circa 9 x 6 cm and 11 x 15 cm. Some mounted.

Includes portraits of street sellers, fakirs, farmers, healers, snake charmers, tailors, lace makers, native pupils in Christian school, etc. – Some faded, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Views of Indian landscapes, cities and temples. 1890s-1900. 27 albumen prints, gelatin silver prints and some collodion paper prints. Various sizes, most circa 16 x 21 cm and smaller. Some annotated in pencil on the verso.

Some with light fading in edges, gelatin silver prints with some mirroring in edges, otherwise in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Underwood & Underwood, Sunbeam Tours Ltd. and unknown. Views of India and some British genre scenes. 1880s-1910. Circa 105 vintage stereo albumen cards. Mounted to original board (slightly warped), 9 x 18 cm.

A large part of this group shows the processions of the Durbar of 1903 in Delhi. A small group of twelve shows sights of Benares (Sunbeam Tours Ltd.). Also includes some British genre scenes. – A few slightly faded or with spots, otherwise most in very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Views of Ladakh and Little Tibet. Circa 1900. 2 cyanotypes and 12 albumen prints. Each circa 12 x 15 cm and cdv size. 9 mounted, some annotated in ink on the verso.

Two with creases, otherwise in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Views of India. 1880s-90s. 17 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 19 x 24 cm, some mounted to board.

The views show various landscapes, monuments, temples and fortifications in India. – Three with small tears/small paper loss, a few with fading in edges/corners, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographers: Clifton & Co. (founded 1896), Wiele & Klein and Gobindram & Oodeyram. Views of landscapes, temples and natives of India. 1910. Circa 135 (most) collodion paper prints, gelatin silver and platinum prints. Various sizes, most circa 21 x 29 cm and smaller. Mounted to gilt-edged album boards, bound in full pressed leather album (some discoloration/fading on spine/front cover) with gilt-stamped title Weltreise 1910-1911 Indien. 27,5 x 37 cm.
An attractive and richly illustrated album with many larger photographs of people in traditional costumes, religious and cultural ceremonies, monuments and temples as well as palaces in India, bound in a well-preserved, fine leather album. – Some faded, otherwise most in very good to excellent condition.

Photographer unknown. Gujarat court portraits. 1880s/90s. 8 albumen prints. Various sizes between circa 21 x 17 cm.
Most in very good condition with strong contrasts.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Bourne & Shepherd, EOS Photographic Company, B. Gay & Co., S. Hormusjee, Jabez Hughes, Jamsetjee & Byramjee, W. Lowe, Somiah Narsiah, Orr & Barton, Lal Raghonandan, G.A. Saifi, Shum Soodein. Portraits of rulers and natives of India. 1890s. 23 albumen and collodion paper prints on cabinet card mounts. Most with photographer's logo on mount recto/verso, some annotated in ink.
Some faded, some scuff marks, otherwise most in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Baljii & Co., K. Barjorji, Bourne & Shepherd, J. Craddock, Lala Deen Dayal, Karl Koenig, G.W. Lawrie, J. Saché, J. Sequeira, Omaid Singh & Sons, E. Taurines, Wiele & Klein, T. Winter. British portraits taken by studios in India. 1890s. 28 albumen and collodion paper prints on cabinet card mounts. Most with photographer's logo on mount recto/verso, some annotated in ink.
Some faded, some scuff marks, otherwise most in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. British life and families in India. 1870s/90s. 13 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 13 x 18 cm and larger. Mounted to board.
A few with light foxing/spots, some faded, two prints with paper loss in corners, otherwise in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Landscapes of Bhutan. 1880s. 4 albumen prints. Each circa 10 x 15 cm.
One image shows members of the Bhutan peace mission 1864-65: Captain Lancer, Sir Ashley Eden and Captain Godwin. The photograph was taken by Sir Benjamin Simpson in 1864, when he accompanied Ashley Eden's British mission to Bhutan as the medical in-charge, and is one of the earliest photographic records of the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. Sir Benjamin's photograph, which depicts the campsite of the Ashley Eden mission in Haa valley, was showcased at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Jaipur House, New Delhi, as part of a special exhibition titled "Bhutan: An Eye to History" 2009-2010. – Some crease marks, otherwise several with strong contrasts and in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Bourne & Shepherd, J. V. Clair & Co., W & D Downey, P. Hammes, W.D. Holmes, Robert Hotz, O. Kirchner, Nicholas Bros., Rajah's Studio, Thomas A. Rust, R. Venkiah Bros., P. Vuccino & Co., Watts & Skeen. British family portraits and high ranking military figures, most taken by studios in India. 1890s. 18 albumen and collodion paper prints on cabinet card mounts. Most with photographer's logo on mount recto/verso, some annotated in ink.
Some faded, some scuff marks, otherwise most in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Natives and villages in Madras. 1880s/90s. 9 albumen prints. Most circa 10 x 15 cm. Each mounted to board (slightly warped), annotated in pencil below the image on mount.
Some light surface scuff marks, otherwise most in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Bourne & Shepherd and unknown. Tiger hunt. 1870s-1880s. 8 albumen prints. Most circa 12 x 16 cm, 1 larger. Each mounted to card, some annotated in pencil on the mount.
Includes an image of H.R.H. Albert Edward Prince of Wales and party with his "first tiger" 1875. – Some fading, mostly in edges, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834-1912). Individual portraits of a Lepcha man and woman, Darjeeling. 1869. 2 albumen prints. Circa 28,2 x 23,5cm. Both signed and numbered 1907 and 1908 in the negative in lower left corner, number in pencil on the verso.
Ludger Derenthal/Raffael Dedo Gadebusch/Katrin Specht (eds.). Das koloniale Auge. Frühe Porträt-Fotografie in Indien. Leipzig 2012, ill. pp. 64-65.Some light handling marks, minimal fading in edges, male portrait with small tear in left edge, otherwise in very good condition.

Photographer unknown. Railway construction and bridges. 1890s. 7 albumen and gelatin silver prints. Most circa 20 x 26 cm. 4 mounted to board.
Some faded, otherwise in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Edward Taurines and unknown. Landscapes, cities and temples of various regions of India. 1890s. 34 collodion paper and albumen prints. Various sizes, circa 21 x 28 cm, 19 x 24 cm and smaller. Most mounted to card, some annotated in pencil on the verso.
Includes views of Darjeeling, Calcutta, Bombay, Lucknow, Poona and others. – Some with fading in edges, some handling creases/marks, some with small tears, otherwise in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Wildlife hunting and British life in India. 1880s-1890s. 23 albumen prints. Various sizes, circa 15 x 20 cm and larger. Each mounted to card, some annotated in ink on the mount.
Most in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: T.H. Paar and unknown. Views of India. 1890s. 2 collodion paper prints and 3 gelatin silver prints. Most circa 21 x 28 cm, 1 smaller. 4 with photographer's name, title and number in the negative in lower corners, 2 mounted to board.
Two with backed tears, otherwise in good condition.

Photographer: Gobindram and Oodeyram, Edward Taurines and unknown. Natives of various regions of India. 1870s/90s. 9 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 22 x 19 cm and smaller. Some annotated in pencil on the verso.
The people depicted include a drug and charm seller, domestic Hindu workers, musicians and dancers and other Indian people – Some with light fading edges, otherwise in good to very good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection