Los 4053

India
Selected views of India

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Photographers: Clifton & Co. (active 1896-1933), and others. Views of India. 1890s-1910s. 42 collotypes and 9 collodion prints. Each between 18,2 x 24,4 and 23,5 x 30,3 cm. Most captioned and signed in negative in lower margin; some with annotations in pencil as well as "Dr. Arthur Berger" collection stamp on the verso.

This group of photographs by Clifton & Co., a prominent Anglo-Indian studio, founded by Harry Clifton Soundy, in Bombay around 1896/97, captures key sites and scenes across colonial India. Subjects include major monuments such as the Qutb Minar, Humayun’s Tomb, Pearl Mosque, Gate of the Taj Mahal, and the Tomb of Salim Chishti, as well as views of Benares, Gwalior, Ahmedabad, and Calcutta. The selection also features ethnographic portraits, famine-related imagery, and landscapes like Duke’s Nose in Khandala. Known for their high-quality prints, Clifton & Co. produced work for albums, postcards, and the expatriate and tourist markets. – Some light fading as well as some creases on margins of some prints, otherwise all in good to very good condition.

Provenance: Estate of Dr. Arthur Berger