Lot 103630: Capt GF Atkinson - Our Racecourse from Curry and Rice 1859
This tinted lithograph is after a drawing by Capt. George Francklin Atkinson from Curry and Rice on Forty Plates or The Ingredients of Social Life at our Station in India. Published by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen. London 1859.
Captain George Francklin Atkinson (1822-1859), is the celebrated author of Curry and Rice, however, his real posting was in India as an officer of the Bengal Engineers. His ability as a draughtsman and insightful writer has caused his books to be reprinted and some remain in print today.
Black lithograph by T Picken with ochre tint-stone.
Size: 11in x 7.5in (28cm x 19cm)
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