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Subject(s)

• Portraits—19th century—Photographs [Browse]
• Clothing and dress—India—Kolkata—History—19th century—Photographs [Browse]
• Imperialism—History—19th century—Photographs [Browse]
• India—History—British occupation, 1765-1947—Photographs [Browse]
• Kolkata (India)—History—19th century—Photographs [Browse]

Photographer

• Hart, Conway [Browse]
• Saché, John Edward [Browse]
• P.S. Duval & Co. [Browse]
• Sache & Westfield [Browse]
• Schwarzschild & Co. [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Albumen prints—India—Kolkata—19th century [Browse]
• Cartes-de-visite (card photographs)—India—Kolkata—19th century [Browse]

Notes

• Full-length depictions of Calcutta locals and foreigners.
• Portrait titles supplied by dealer's description or pencil inscriptions on photographs.

Contents

• 1. [European man in long coat] (by Conway Hart)
• 2. [Gentleman in colonial uniform] (by Duval & Co.)
• 3. Dancing girl, Musselman [seated] (by Sache & Westfield)
• 4. Dancing girl, Musselman [standing] (by Sache & Westfield)
• 5. [Upper class civilian dressed in fine garments] (by Schwarzschild & Co.)
• 6. [Englishman with long coat and top hat] (by Schwarzschild & Co.).

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Provenance

Each photograph is signed by its respective studio with a blind stamp or imprint on the card mount verso.

OCLC

1365102381

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