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. 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: 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: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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

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: 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. 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 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. 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 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

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. 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 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: 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: Hurrychund Chintamon, Nursoo Dewjii Poopal, K. Ferozsha, Oscar Malitte, Orr & Barton, Pun-Lun, Saché & Westfield, Trill & Co. People of India. 1860s-90s. 24 albumen prints on cartes-de-visite 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: 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. 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: 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 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: 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 unknown. Tea plantations and harvest. 1890s. 10 albumen prints. Most circa 22 x 28,5 cm. 3 mounted to board.
Some faded, especially in edges, some handling marks/creases, one with backed tear, otherwise in good condition.
Provenienz: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Portraits of servants, street sellers, merchants and landscapes. 1880s/90s. 14 albumen prints. Various sizes between circa 10 x 6 cm and 16 x 21 cm. Mounted to card, annotated in French in ink below the images on the mount.
Most in good to very 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

Group portrait of indigenous people, India. 1880s/90s. Vintage collodion paper print. 19,5 x 27 cm. Mounted to board.
Stronger handling creases throughout, tear in lower portion.

Photographer: Francis Frith & Co. (1865-1893) (4), Edward Taurines (active 1885-1902) (2), T.A. Rust (1841-1904) (2), and Wiele & Klein (active in Madras 1883- circa 1910) (7) unknown. Portraits of Indian types. 1890s. 16 albumen prints. Various sizes between circa 15 x 10 cm and 24 x 18 cm. Some mounted to board, some annotated on the verso.

These intriguing portraits include an ascetic during Kumbh Mela, a warrior, a snake charmer, a group of fakirs, a Brahmin during a Puja ceremony, a Shiva ascetic, body piercing for hook suspension and many others. – A few faded/time-stained in edges, some handling marks, otherwise most in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Lit.: Joachim K. Bautze. "Wiele & Klein, Madras" in: Indo-Asiatische Zeitschrift 12, Berlin 2008, pp. 89-103.

Photographer: Samuel Bourne and unknown. Views of India.1860s/80s. 6 albumen prints. Each circa 23,5 x 29,4 cm. 3 with photographer's name and number 1052, 1356, 1357 in the negative lower left.

The views include the Taj Mahal; the Kashmiri Gate, Delhi; Old Bridge on the Mar Canal (1864) and the Cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal. – Some with minimal surface soiling/rubbing, some buckling, one print (Taj Mahal) with small tear in upper edge (ca 1 cm), otherwise most in good to very good condition.

Photographer: Samuel Bourne and unknown. Views of India.1860s/80s. 6 albumen prints. Each circa 23 x 28,4 cm. 4 with photographer's name and number 1164, 1299, 1370,1380 in the negative lower left, 2 mounted to board.

The views include: merchant houses on a canal in Srinagar; the Qutb Minar; The River and Bridge of Boats, from the Arungzebe Mosque 1866. – Some with minimal surface soiling/rubbing, some buckling, a few with light fading in edges, otherwise most in good to very good condition.

Lit.: Ray Desmond. Victorian India in Focus. London 1982, ill. p. 22.

Photographer unknown. Natives of India. 1870s/90s. 17 albumen and collodion paper prints. Most circa 21 x 28 cm. Most mounted to board.

Also includes two landscapes of Ceylon. – Some with traces of use, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Portraits of nautch girls. 1870s. 8 cartes-de-visite albumen prints. Each mounted to card.

During the 19th century in India women usually did not have their photographic portrait taken unless they were public dancers/musicians (nautch girls, tawai'fs) or women belonging to the wealthy Parsi community in Bombay. – Some faded, some scuff marks, otherwise some in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Dussehra procession in Baroda, Gujarat State. 1880s/90s. 4 large-format albumen prints. Circa 24 x 30 cm. Each mounted to card.

In good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Gobindram & Oodeyram, Francis Frith, Johnston & Hoffmann, Colin Murray and unknown. Indian temples and public architecture. 1880s/90s. 22 collodion paper and albumen prints. Various sizes circa 23 x 29 cm and smaller. Most mounted to board.

The views show Amber, Ganesh Pol Palace, Achmedabad (Hathi Singh temple), doorway of Royal Palace, Jaipur, Akbar's mausoleum in Sikandra,, residence at Jaipur, view of old Amber and the Fort in Agra. – Some with slight traces of use, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Natives, officials and military staff. 1880s/90s. 7 albumen prints. Circa 19 x 25 cm. Each mounted to board/card.

Includes group portrait of the Khan of Khelat, officials of Savantwadi and a military group. – In good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Taurines, Shepherd & Robertson and unknown. Snake charmers, including two Kandy views, Ceylon. 1880s/90s. 7 albumen prints. Circa 21 x 28 cm. Each mounted to board.

In good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Temples, landscapes, harbor and river scenes, palace and village views. 1880s/90s. 20 albumen and collodion paper prints. Most circa 21 x 28 cm. Most mounted to board.

Some with traces of use, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer unknown. Elephants. Circa 1900. 8 collodion paper and albumen prints. Circa 21 x 30 cm and smaller. Each mounted to board.

The images show elephant processions, captured elephants and Indian market scenes. – In good to very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Gobindram & Oodeyram, Johnston & Hoffmann, John Edward Saché and unknown. Street and market scenes and Royal visit in Calcutta 1912. 1900 - 1912. 8 collodion paper and albumen prints. Circa 21 x 27 cm. Each mounted to board.

Some with slight traces of use, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834 - 1912) and Colin Murray (1840 - 1884) for Bourne. Views of temples, villages and landscapes in India. 1860s. Circa 28 albumen prints. Various sizes, most circa 24 x 29 cm. Most mounted, some annotated on the verso.


The views show the Mausoleum at Sikandra; Qutub Minar; Taj Mahal; the Delhi Fort; Burning Ghat, Benares; Palace of Futtihpore Sikri; panorama of Bombay; Cave of Elephanta; Palace of Umbere; Cane bridge over the Teesta; Tower of Victory, Chittore; the Great Gate Futtihpore Sikri and others. – Some handling marks/creases, otherwise strong prints in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Lit.: Joachim K. Bautze/Raffael Dedo Gadebusch. Picturesque Views. Mughal India in Nineteenth-Century Photography, Ostfildern 2008, ill. pp. 85 and 90.
Ulrich Pohlmann/Dietmar Siegert (eds.). Samuel Bourne - Sieben Jahre Indien. Munich 2001, ill. pp. 171, 180, 197.

Photographer: Bourne & Shepherd, Lala Deen Dayal, Hurrychund Chintamon, A. Claudet, Schwarzschild & Co., Mohan Lal and unknown. Portraits of rulers of India. 1860s - 1870s. 42 cartes-de-visite albumen prints. Some with photographer's logo/stamp on mount recto/verso.

The portraits show the Nainchandji of Bapna, Maharaj Rana Bhagwant Singh of Dholpur, Purohit Omkarnath, Raja Bahadur of Sawantwadi, Raja Shrimant Ganpatrao of Miraj, Nawab Mahabat Khan of Junagarh, Maharaja Jaswantsinghji of Bhavnagar, Ramchandra Rao Gopal of Jamkhandi, Thakur of Rajkot, Maharajadhiraj of Kutch, Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I, His Highness Nizam ud-Daula, Maharani Bamba Duleep Singh, Sahib Ananda III Gajapati Raju of Vizianagaram, Maharaja Prithvi Singh of Kishangarh, Begum of Bhopal, Raja Chhatrapati Shivaji V, Raja of Kurku and many others. – A few faded, some scuff marks, otherwise in good condition. With: Detailed list of complete names of photographer's and sitters.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834 - 1912), Bourne & Shepherd studio (5) and William George Stretton (1836 - 1899) (1). Views of Calcutta. 1860s - 1890s. 18 albumen prints. Various sizes, circa 23 x 29 cm and smaller. Some with name and number in the negative, some mounted, some annotated in pencil on the verso.

The Samuel Bourne and Bourne & Shepherd studio photos include no.s 1708, 2481, 2559, 1740 and 1713. – Some slightly faded, light handling marks, some curled, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834 - 1912), Bourne & Shepherd studio, Francis Frith (1822 - 1898) and unknown. Views of Delhi and surroundings. 1860s - 1900. Circa 29 albumen prints. Various sizes, circa 21 x 28 cm and smaller. Some with name and number in the negative, most mounted to board, some annotated in pencil on the verso.

The views include the Iron Pillar at Qutub, the Palace interior of Diwan-i-Khas, street view with Jumma Musjed, old residence in Lucknow, colonnades in Musjed-i-Qutub. Qutub Minar, Humayums Tomb, three views of Kashmir and many more. – Some slightly faded, light handling marks, some curled, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Günter Heil Collection