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India
Views of India

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Photographer: Samuel Bourne (1834-1912). Views of India. 1860s. 10 albumen prints, mounted to original card. Each ca. 23 x 29,2 cm (31,5 x 36,5 cm). Some signed and numbered in the negative in lower left corner, some annotated in pencil below the image on the mount.

This group of ten photographs offers a representative selection of Samuel Bourne’s celebrated views from across North India, produced during his extensive travels for the firm Bourne & Shepherd. The images include architectural landmarks such as the Qutb Minar and Kashmir Gate in Delhi, the Residency in Lucknow, and Mughal tombs near Agra. Also featured are sweeping landscapes from Srinagar, the foothills of the Himalayas, and views along the rivers of Kashmir. Characterised by Bourne’s finely balanced compositions and clarity of tone, the prints reflect both documentary precision and an aesthetic sensitivity that contributed to his reputation as one of the foremost photographers of British India. – Some smudge/scuff marks, handling creases and fading, especially around the edges; mounts slightly worn, with some foxing, time-stained in edges. Overall in good to very good condition.