"Madras Big-Wigs" -- Six (6) Original Victorian Drawings Satirizing the Aristocratic Elite in Colonial India
N.pl: 1850s. A set of six (6) original tongue-in-cheek drawings satirizing the out-of-touch Victorian aristocratic elite in Colonial India. The drawings are pen-and-ink with colored pencil on blue letter paper, each measuring roughly 8.5" by 6.75". Each is numbered in the upper left-hand corner with a title and/or caption. Characters include the Madras Big-Wigs "Chief Justice and Lady Scroggs", "Judge Jeffreys of Madras and His Lady"; "Mrs Rabbits" who is the wife of the chaplain, her unnamed Indian nannies, "Mrs. D'Cruz with her two attractive daughters", and "Mister Charles and Elizabeth Cornish" with their horse, "Syce and Nanny". Contains clear and pointed commentary on Anglo-Indian relations. Very good. Some light dust soiling, toning/the occasional spot or nick.
Price: $850.00
Item #26009083