A.H. Walker Fisherman's Village on the Hooghly, India
An original 1873 watercolour painting, A.H. Walker, Fisherman's Village on the Hooghly, India.
An interesting large-format watercolour showing a fisherman's village on the Hooghly River in Bengal, delicately painted from the water.
This is one of a group of watercolours that we have for sale by A.H. Walker, documenting his return voyage back to England from India in 1873. Walker was based at Jubbulpore (Jabalpur) in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, possibly working for the Indian Civil Service.
The drawings document his trip from the Hooghly at Calcutta in Bengal down the east coast of India, round to Kerala, then west to the Red Sea and Suez, where the canal had only recently opened in 1869. The drawings are an eyewitness account of a journey that was traversed by so many British during the Raj in the 19th century.
In watercolour with graphite and pen and ink.
Dimensions: Height: 24.6cm (9.69") Width: 42.5cm (16.73")
Presented: Unframed.
Medium: Watercolour
Age: Late 19th-century
Signed: No.
Inscribed: Inscribed lower left and right.
Dated: Dated lower left.
Condition: In good condition for its age. The picture may have minor imperfections such as slight marks, toning, foxing, creasing or pinholes, commensurate with age. Please see photos for detail.There are historic adhesive marks and/or paper remnants to the verso, from previous mounting.
Stock number: KB-701
