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[INDIA — TRAVEL AND SPORTING PHOTOGRAPHY] — WILLOUGHBY WALLACE HOOPER. 12 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF BIG GAME HUNTING AND WILDFOWLING IN INDIA, 1850-1880
估價
2,500 - 3,500 USD
招標截止
描述
- 12 Original Photographs of Big Game Hunting and Wildfowling in India, 1850-1880
- Paper, ink, silver albumen
12 albumen and silver photographs (from 7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.; 197 x 183mm, to 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 282 x 223mm), matted, 5 with captions in brown ink; one or two stray spots. Housed in drop-back black cloth-covered box, gilt maroon leather title labels to cover and spine.
Condition
12 albumen and silver photographs (from 7 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.; 197 x 183mm, to 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.; 282 x 223mm), matted, 5 with captions in brown ink; one or two stray spots. Housed in drop-back black cloth-covered box, gilt maroon leather title labels to cover and spine.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
拍品資料及來源
Willoughby Wallace Hooper joined the 7th Madras Light Cavalry in 1858, rose steadily through the ranks, and in 1884 was made a full colonel. While stationed in India, Hooper was an obsessive photographer—no small feat given the cumbersome nature of Victorian cameras and their accoutrements. Hooper would gain a reputation for photographing people of different ethnic origins, hunting scenes, Anglo-Indian life, and victims of the Madras Famine (1876-78). In the 1860s, he collaborated with George Western, and contributed to 'The People of India' (1868-75). The handsome collection present here offers images of camp scenes, military battalions, and snipe shooting, etc.