Prince Soltykoff, Alexis
Village Bengali Des Bords Du Gange
Hand Coloured lithograph of 'A Bengali village on the banks of the Ganges' by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of November 1841 by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov and published in Paris in 1848. L.H. de Rudder after Soltykoff, Alexis, Imprime par Auguste Bry, 134, rue, du Bac., Paris, 1841.Prince Saltuikov started out on his voyage of the Himalayas from the popular hill station of Shimla in September 1842. Kinnaur is situated near the valley of the Sutlej river and comprises the northeastern part of the district between the Pooh and Hangrang valley extending up to the modern border with Tibet.
Image Size: 53.5 x 35.5 cm
Sheet Size: 78 x 59 cm
Good Condition.
Provenance: Property from a collection of a Lady.
Keywords: India, Indian colonial, Early Print, 18th century, Franch
About Artist
Prince Alexis Soltykov (1806 - 1859)
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov / Aleksei Dmitrievich Saltykov was born in 1806 in St. Petersburg as a member of an influential and wealthy family. He was a gifted painter and sketcher who, after a relatively short career in the Russian diplomatic…...Read More
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