Benjamin Wolff (b. Danmark 1790, d. s.p. 1866)
“Hindostanske Antiqwiteter”. Pencil and ink. Drawings and traced drawings. On European paper. (c.133)
Among Benjamin Wolff’s c.340 autograph drawings some 124 are copied after original drawings in The Asiatic Society (of Bengal) and registered as Hindostanske Antiqwiteter or as the portfolio label reads; Hinduiske Antiquiteter. Benjamin Wolff not only describes how they are executed but also after whom and in which connection; “They have been drawn on fine paper which was laid over the drawing and traced in pencil. Later they have been drawn in ink and laid down on firm paper […} The Original Drawings are commissioned by Col. Mackenzie, Surveyor General of India[..] He travelled a lot in this vast country and had in his service several draughtsmen, such as Gould, Newman, Mc Person et al. The originals are executed by them”. From various sources – drawn on site from journeys 1799–1825. Copied in The Asiatick/Asiatic Society 1822–1827.
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Oriental sale, 30 November 2016