Lot 191: William Carpenter (British, 1818-1899) Eight watercolour views of Bombay, Surat, Poona, and the Deccan (8)

William Carpenter (British, 1818-1899)
Eight watercolour views of Bombay, Surat, Poona, and the Deccan
watercolours on paper, two with inscriptions, the remainder mounted on separate sheets of card with identifying inscriptions the largest 170 x 240 mm.; the smallest 87 x 165 mm.(8)

The views consist of:A baobab tree on Malabar Hill, Bombay.A blind beggar led by a girl holding a stick - A bamboo on the road from Surat to Broach, April 1851.The Nerbudda from Captn. Hastings' Mundpaisir.The Concan from Partabgarh - a hill fort near Mahableshwar.Mahableshwar Hills.The Well of a Hindu Temple, Poonah.Panbatti, Poona.Bunds at Poona.William Carpenter (1818-99) was born in London, and lived for a long time in India. He showed his works in many London galleries, including the Royal Academy, Suffolk Street, The British Institution and the Grafton Gallery between 1840 and 1853. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds a large number of his works.