Sketches of Indian Life
William Whitelock Llyod, Sketches of Indian Life, London: Chapman and Hall, 1890
Consists of 18 chromolithographic plates and full-page illustrations, with captions depicting village and street scenes, native servants, sports, and off-duty pursuits of a British officer in India; original cloth-backed pictorial boards with a maroon buckram backstripe.
13 x 10 in (33.5 x 25.5 cm)
The book comprises 18 chromolithographic plates, each accompanied by captions. These illustrations depict various scenes, including village and street life, native servants, recreational activities, and the leisure pursuits of British officers in India. The plates offer insights into the interactions between the British colonialists and the indigenous population, reflecting the era's social dynamics.
List of plates:
1. The Colonel's post orderly. Native Infantry. (Title page.)
2. Bombay. New Arrivals / On the balcony. Watson's Hotel / Our baggage cart.
3. This is the Indian woman, as Brown (who has read Lalla Rookh) expected to find her / Here she is as he found her on landing at the Apollo Bunder Bombay / A Coolie fruit seller / An Ayah.
4. Some of the pleasures of Railway Travelling / Railway Guard / Kite flying the broken string.
5. Native soldier in "Mufti" wintertime / A sketch at a village railway station Bengal / Road near Malabar Hill, Bombay.
6. Lawn Tennis / Bheesties or water carriers street watering.
7. Bengal donkeys / Native Infantry (7th Bengal).
8. A street scene in Central India.
9. "Bheestie" (Water carrier) / Bengal Coolie girl / Indian "Ekker".
10. (I) After crawling in this fashion for over an hour.... / (II) He proceeds to search for the dead buck.... / (III) After a lengthy palaver, Jones agrees to console the afflicted.... / (IV) Notwithstanding a gentle hint sent...
11. Pat Daly, of the "Buffs," who is pestered by these men, tries a new remedy / With immense success!
12. A morning toilet. Native Infantry lines, Lucknow / Matrimonial bliss, Bengal.
13. (I) Jones at peace with the world / (II) and the Punkah-wallah hard at work / (III) The Punkah-wallah at peace with all the world / (IV) and the Mosquitos hard at work / (V) The Avengee / (VI) The Avenger.
14. (I) This is the Major's Chowkedar who howels.... / (II) That the two unfortunates in the nest bungalow can get no sleep.... / (III) And, having crept upon him unawares from behind.... / (IV) They fall upon him, with the result that there is no more spirit left in him...
15. On the Ganges. The Allegator's dinner hour.
16. A level crossing, Bengal / The morning shave.
17. Outside the club, Lucknow / The Colonel, on his way to Tennis.
18. These two Subalterns discussing their lunch in the Sind valley find it somewhat pleasanter than stewing in Cawnpore.
The book offers a vivid portrayal of colonial India through a collection of chromolithographic plates. Lloyd, an artist and illustrator, captures the nuances of daily life, societal structures, and the diverse cultural landscape of India during the British Raj.
Lloyd's work provides a British perspective on life in colonial India, offering contemporary audiences a glimpse into the era's cultural and social milieu. The detailed illustrations serve as both artistic expressions and historical documents, shedding light on the complexities of colonial interactions and the everyday experiences of people in 19th-century India.
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