The Forts of Munohur and Munsurtosh Savant, Wari State 1871. Artist(s): Lester, John Frederick (1825-1915)
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f.30 Inscribed on reverse: ‘The Forts of Munohur and Munsurtosh Savant, Wari State 1871. One of my best sketches of the historic picturesque Forts at the taking of which I was present in Outram’s Brigade, 1844-45’.
Album containing 17 satirical drawings on the treatment of Tayler at the hands of Sir Frederick Halliday, Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal, and other officials, along with newspaper cuttings relating to the affair. Artist(s): Tayler, William (1808-1892)
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Album (ff.1-28) containing satirical drawings on the treatment of Tayler by Sir Frederick Halliday, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, and other officials, along with newspaper cuttings relating to the affair. Water-colour, drawings various sizes, laid down with inscriptions in Tayler’s hand on the...
Album of 79 miscellaneous drawings in the southern Deccan, including Vijayanagar, Bellary, Kurnool etc. Artist(s): Morant, James (1809-1858)
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Drawings dated between 1851 and 1856 mounted in no particular order. Inscriptions on album pages in another hand repeating Morant’s own inscriptions on reverse of drawings where visible.Various media; album size 30 by 23.5 cm.Purchased 1986.f.1v Gateway at Vijayanagar.Water-colour.f.2 Gateway to ...