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ONE OF THE EARLIEST VIEW OF APPROACH OF POONA

Lot No. 90: Captain Grindlay, Robert Melville

APPROACH TO THE BORE GHAUT BY GRINDLAY

  • Medium: Hand colored aquatint engraving
  • Year: 1826
  • Size: 16 x 12.4 Inches
  • Place: London

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 30,000 -  50,000


Estimate US$

360-600

Ends at Aug 23, 2024 07:07 PM IST

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Captain Grindlay, Robert Melville

APPROACH TO THE BORE GHAUT BY GRINDLAY

Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving from the Book titled 'Scenery Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the western side of India' by Grindlay
Drawing made on the spot by Capt. Grindlay, R M, drawn by David Roberts, Etched by T. Kearnan, Engraved by H. Pyall

Published by: Smith Elders, London

Year: 1826.
Image size: 30 x 23.5 cm (11.8 x 9.2 Inches)
Sheet size: 41 x 31.5 cm (16 x 12.4 Inches)
Good Condition.

The Bhor (or Bhore) Ghat is the northern part of today's Maharashtra state. It has always been the main pass over the Western Ghats and the means of communication between sea-coast and the Deccan. Bhor was a native state of India, in the Poona Political Agency, and situated among the higher peaks of the Western Ghats. Grindlay observed that early in the day as the sun rose was the best time to see the mountains as then their gigantic pinnacles appeared through the receding mist.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

About Artist

R. M. Grindlay (1786 - 1877)

Captain Grindlay was a British soldier who served as an agent of the East India Company from 1803-20, rising through the ranks. During this time he travelled extensively with his regiment and became a self-taught artist. Producing an opulent volume…...Read More

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