
Enrica Medugno
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Provenance
Private UK collection until 2004.
The album, with a map and prints dealer, Hay-on-Wye, UK, 2004.
Private UK collection until 2024.
Framed paintings, acquired in the UK art market, 2024.
An extensive collection of portraits, the majority of which portray tradesmen and their wives, as well as the various castes.
The following list of paintings (a pair of paintings on each folio in the album) are identified by captions written in English (those marked * the paintings are missing):
f. 1. Bheestie or Watercarrier & Wife*
f. 2. Pagoda Brahmin & Wife*
f. 3. Rajah Caste & Wife*
f. 4. Gentoo Weaver & Wife*
f. 5. A Conjurer & Wife*
f. 6. Reddy Caste & Wife*
f. 7. A Fortune teller & Wife*
f. 8. A Jugler & Wife*
f. 9. [TO BE READ]*
f. 10. Brahmin & Wife*
f. 11. Massalehy & Wife
f. 12. Dhobee or Washerman & Wife
f. 13. A Wrestler & Wife
f. 14. Mahratta Tailor & Wife
f. 15. A Carpenter & Wife
f. 16. Brahmin & Wife
f. 17. Bangle dealer & Wife
f. 18. Tootian Caste & Wife
f. 19. A Potter & Wife
f. 20. Coomaly Merchant & Wife
f. 21. Vellaler Caste & Wife
f. 22. A Jugler & Wife
f. 23. Byragee / Sanasee
f. 24. A Shoemaker & Wife
f. 25. A Benares Brahmin & Wife
f. 26. A Mahratta Shoemaker & Wife
f. 27. A Poojaree & Assistant
f. 28. Teerpathy thasree (?) & Assistant
f. 29. A Bird Catcher & Wife
f. 30. A Pandaram & Wife
f. 31. Vettian Caste & Wife
f. 32. A Parsee & Wife
f. 33. A Lubbee Merchant & Wife
f. 34. A Watchman & Wife
f. 35. A Sweeper & Wife
f. 36. A Salt Manufacturer & Wife
f. 37. A Hurkaru or Messenger & Wife
f. 38. A Tambiran & Assistant
f. 39. A Weaver & Wife
f. 40. A Malially (?) & Wife
f. 41. A Goldsmith & Wife
f. 42. A Canady Caste & Wife
f. 43. A Basket maker & Wife
f. 44. A Blacksmith & Wife
f. 45. A Ploughman & Wife
f. 46. Marawa Caste & Wife
f. 47. A Fisherman & Wife
f. 48. Thasaree Beggar & Wife
f. 49. Toddy drawer & Wife
f. 50. Moochee Caste & Wife
f. 51. A Gentoo Butler & Wife
f. 52. Hooka burdan & Wife
f. 53. Malabar Brahmin & Wife
f. 54. A Stone Cutter & Wife
f. 55. Oilmonger & Wife
f. 56. Cullery Caste & Wife
f. 57. A Sherpherd & Wife*
f. 58. A Gentoo barber & Wife
f. 59. Musician & Moor Dancing girl
f. 60. Musician & Gentoo Dancing girl
f. 61. A Beggar & Wife
f. 62. A Sawthary (?) Beggar & Wife
f. 63. A Gozeratee & Wife
f. 64. A Gentoo Brahmin & Wife
f. 65. A Hawk feeder & Wife
f. 66. A Chobder & Wife
f. 67. Hindoo & Wife
f. 68. A Patan & Wife
f. 69. A Fakeer & Wife
f. 70. A Rajpoot & Wife
f. 71. [Folio missing]
f. 72. A Mahratta Rajah & Wife
f. [73]. [A priest & wife]
All but one folio (f. 73) numbered and captioned with inscriptions in English; paintings missing from ff. 1-10, 57; f. 71 is missing.
The six separate paintings are captioned on the reverse as follows: Nabob; Vazier; Vazier's Wife; Bearer; Castanet Player to a Dancing Girl; A Bagahir Peon.
Please note that in the list of inscriptions in the album (though the painting in this case is now missing), no. 9 should read: 'A Tank Digger and Wife'.