I have just produced a small monograph on the life of John Edward Saché; one of the more important photographers working in 19th century India. From the mid-1860s through until his death in 1882, he operated a variety of studios, in towns across northern India, and in that time, produced well over 1000 fine topographical views, architectural and portrait studies.
This booklet documents his life and work; illustrated with a range of newly discovered portraits of him, pictures of his studios, and personal photographs of his wife and family; as well as an extensive catalogue of over 500 of his published topographical photographs. Full details are available on my web site:
http://web.me.com/hughashleyrayner/pagodatreepress.com/John_Saché.html
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Hi Marcel! I acquired a whole collection of family photos at auction, provenance unkown, along with a lot of his topographical work. An amazingly lucky find! There are some prints from this set online, including portraits of Saché and his studio, at http://web.me.com/hughashleyrayner/Indiabooks.co.uk/TOPOGRAPHIC_PHO...
Hi Hugh, I am glad to see the results of your work finally in print, especially the mention of new material such as the cover shot of ?Sache with his studio sign. Did you source these from a relative after we were in touch about the family history? Cheers! Marcel