An album of thirty-two watercolours depicting views of Bombay, Delhi, Dacca, etc., and Lahore, including the Tomb of Maharajah Ranjit Singh British School in India, by Capt G. William Dale, Royal Engineers, dated September 1943-February 1944 watercolours on paper, and three in pencil, pasted into an album, typewritten captions pasted in, brown leather album apparently contemporary with the paintings (label Made in India) paintings: the smallest 175 x 215 mm.; the largest 310 x 237 mm.; album 265 x 360 mm. Footnotes: This fascinating group of paintings in vibrant colours are a record of a British officer's tour of duty in India, from the voyage out via west Africa to arrival in Bombay, then duty (and presumably tourism) in cities including Lahore, Delhi and Dacca, and smaller places such as Chandernagore (where he sat to be drawn by the artist G. Dass, a student at the School of Art there, in July 1945). The subjects are as follows: 1. Freetown Harbour [Sierra Leone], May 1943. 2. Indian Ocean, June 1943. 3. Napier Barracks, Lahore, Sept 1943. 4. Indian Ocean, June 1943. 5. Pavilion, Shalimar Gardens, Lahore, Dec 1943. 6. Ranjit Singh's Tomb, Lahore, Dec 1943. 7. [Portrait of a man], 'Reblu', Lahore, Feb 1944. 8. Jem[adar] Des Raj, Lahore, Feb 1944. 9. Hav[ildar] Major Harbans Singh, Lahore, Feb 1944. 10. 'Irene', Jhansi, April '44. 11. Chhota Masjid, Delhi, Dec 1943. 12. Lohari Gate, Lahore, Jan 1944 13. Villagers, Central Provinces, June 1944. 14. [Portrait of a Woman], 'Lachhia', Saugor, June 1944. 15. Making Chapaties, Lahore, December 1943 16. [Female Dancers with Musicians], Nachne Wali, Saugor, June 1944. 17. Plasterers' Labourers, Lahore, Dec 1943. 18. Bakri Wala, Lahore, Dec 1943 19. Bathing ghat, Saugor, July 1944. 20. Village, Central Provinces, July 1944. 22. Shaila Das, Dacca, Jan 1945. 23. House at Chandernagore, Oct 1945. 24. Tank at Chandernagore, Oct 1945. 25. Wedding, Chandernagore, Nov 1945. 26. Protima Shaha, Dacca, Dec 1944 (also inscribed in pencil). 27. Temple Portico, Muzaffarpur, Dec 1945. 28. Street in Bombay, Nov. 1945. 29. Making film scenery, Tollygunge, Jan 46. 30. Temple steps [no caption]. 31. Woman seated on a balustrade [no caption]. 32. Portrait of a man in a turban [no caption]. 33. British servicemen on the deck of the SS Ranchi [no caption]. 34. Portrait of Captain G. William Dale, Royal Engineers, by G. Dass, Chandernagore School of Art, 29.7.1945, in pencil. 35. Portrait of a boy or young man, in pencil. 36. Portrait of a young woman, in pencil. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing