British hunting photos set to shock at Bonhams
Published August 16th, 2006
UK Auction Info
Historical photographs showing gruesome hunting scenes in India, while the British ruled the country at the turn of the last century, are to be sold by Bonhams on 13 October 2006 at 101 New Bond Street, London. The sale of books, photographs, maps and manuscripts will focus solely on India and the sub-continent.
The hunting images, depicting slain tigers, will feature within a series of topographical views of India and the sub-continent, portraits of princes and maharajas, and albums of photographs showing British Colonial life, dating from 1856 to the early 20th century.
