Lot No. 19: GOLD, CAPT. CHARLES.

ORIENTAL DRAWINGS SKETCHED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1791 AND 1798.

Medium: Printed Books
Year: 1806
Size: 13.3 x 10.5 inches
Place: London

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GOLD, CAPT. CHARLES.

ORIENTAL DRAWINGS SKETCHED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1791 AND 1798.

First Edition

Year: 1806

Size: 33.5 x 26.5 cm (13.3 x 10.5 inches)

Published by: G. & W. Nicoli, Bookseller to his Majesty. 1806.
First Edition, Small Folio (265x335 mm), 46 of 50 hand colored aquatint, Later half morracan over marbled boards, gilt-stamped spine, raised bands, and marbled endpapers, With the four-leaf Glossary bound at rear. Few Plates bit frayed, few with small tears which has been neatly restored otherwise color bright and fine.

First edition of this superb collection of Indian views and costumes, with 48 out of 50 large quarto hand-colored aquatint plates.

Captain Charles Gold depicted the landscapes, monuments and costumes of India while serving the British army there in the last decade of the 18th century. His unusual collection of illustrations, vibrant and richly colored, depict the countrys architecture, different castes, and military, while also portraying religious fanatics, sword-swallowers, and jugglers. The following subjects are expressive of the usual dress and appearance of many casts, including also some of the Mahomedan faith, and portraying the general costume of the country.

While serving the British army stationed in southern India, Captain Charles Gold drew the people of the Coromandel coast and the Mysore region the landscape, the local monuments and the dress of the inhabitants. His illustrations, vibrant and richly hand-colored, depict the countrys architecture, different castes, and military, while also portraying such religious fanatics as a Gentoo devotee who rolled his way from one city to another, and such novel street performers as snake charmers and a sword swallower. All but one of the drawings are by Gold himself. A Lame Beggar, however, was drawn by an Indian painter, the Moochy of Tanjore, and possesses considerable merit as to costume and character (Krishna Chaitanya).

Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

Good Condition

	Nickname	Amount(Rs)	Type	Date & Time(IST)
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2	anon0142	700000.00	Regular	17-10-2024 06:10:00 PM IST
3	anon0142	594000.00	Regular	17-10-2024 04:10:53 PM IST

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Lot No. 19: GOLD, CAPT. CHARLES.

ORIENTAL DRAWINGS SKETCHED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1791 AND 1798.

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GOLD, CAPT. CHARLES.

ORIENTAL DRAWINGS SKETCHED BETWEEN THE YEARS 1791 AND 1798.

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