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Half-length miniature potrait of John Athanass, wearing a white stock and black coat. Artist(s): Hudson, William J.L. (1778-1834)
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Half-length miniature potrait of John Athanass, wearing a white stock and black coat. Inscribed on paper pasted to back of miniature: ‘This miniature is taken of Mr Athanass for his youngest Daughter out of pure filial affection to him. H.K.’ [i.e. Harriett Keatinge]’ Mr Athanass Esqr.[Taken in...
HUDSON, WILLIAM J.L. (1778-1834) Applied to the East India Company for permission to go to India as a free mariner and arrived in 1809. He appears to ...
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HUDSON, WILLIAM J.L. (1778-1834) Applied to the East India Company for permission to go to India as a free mariner and arrived in 1809. He appears to have started working as a portrait painter in Calcutta almost at once, and is sometimes described as a ‘scene painter,’ presumably for one of the...
Half-length miniature portrait of Mrs Sophia Crane, second daughter of John Athanass. Artist(s): Hudson, William J.L. (1778-1834)
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Half-length miniature portrait of Mrs. Sophia Crane, second daughter of John Athanass. Inscribed on paper pasted to back of miniature:’ Mrs Sophia Crane second Daughter of John Athanass Esqre & Sister to Mrs Charlotte Debnam and Mrs Harriett Keatinge. This miniature was taken by Mrs H Keati...
Hill fort at Tyaga Durgam, South Arcot District. Inscribed:’ North-East View of the Hill Fort at Tiagar taken at the distance of 320 yards from the Lower Fort Wall - July 12th 1787.’ Pen and ink with green and grey washes; 34 by 56.5cm. with painted border. Purchased 1995. Note: The fort, th...
Governor’s hunting camp near Ambur, North Arcot District. The tents are pitched on the banks of a small lake, and a huntsman wearing a blue coat stands on the far bank shooting waterfowl, his bearer beside him carrying a sack for the bag. Artist(s): Ga
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Governor’s hunting camp near Ambur, North Arcot District, c.1840. The tents are pitched on the banks of a small lake, and a huntsman wearing a blue coat stands on the far bank shooting waterfowl, his bearer beside him carrying a sack for the bag. Inscribed: ‘Just Gantz fecit’, and on label on ...
Four-arched bridge across a river, a camel and rider passing over, men washing clothes and cattle drinking. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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Four-arched bridge across a river, a camel and rider passing over, men washing clothes and cattle drinking. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Views in India No.38. Antient [sic] Bridge at Sirhind on the borders of the Siekh Country & on the Great road from Delhi to Lahore. built by Shah Acbar-1808’. ...
Village with temple on the banks of the River Ganges, near Bhagalpur, Bengal. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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Village with temple on the banks of the River Ganges, near Bhagalpur, Bengal. Inscribed on reverse: ‘No.43. On the Ganges, above Boglipore-Oct 1810’., and in another hand ‘P.Wm Forrest 1864 No. 4.’ 30.5 by 48.3 cm. Note: Finished water-colour for ‘A village on the Ganges above Boglipore’, pl...
Ornate howdah in silver and silver gilt, lined in red velvet, the sides decorated with the Royal coat of arms. Artist(s): Lundgren, Egron Sellif (1815-1875)
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Ornate howdah in silver and silver gilt, lined in red velvet, the sides decorated with the Royal coat of arms. c.1860. Inscribed on original mount: ‘State howdah of the Governor-General’, and on reverse of original mount an inscription in Swedish, relating to Lundgren. Water-colour; 25.5 by 33...
Palladian garden house in a wooded park, the front steps crowned with a pair of classical urns. Two ascetics, and a woman paying respects, stand before the house, one of the ascetics holding a staff in one hand and extending the other in blessing. Artist(s): Porter, John Young (1780-1812)
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Palladian garden house in a wooded park, the front steps crowned with a pair of classical urns. Two ascetics, and a woman paying respects, stand before the house, one of the ascetics holding a staff in one hand and extending the other in blessing. Inscribed on reverse of original mount, now m...
A view on the Ganges. Artist(s): Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810)
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A view on the Ganges. Black, white and red chalk on grey paper; 27.2 by 45.5 cm. Purchased 1995. Note: A note in ink on the reverse of the frame read: ‘This is one of a group of drawings by Zoffany, inherited by Major R.G. Hutchinson from his father,’ ‘Brigadier Hutchinson’. Drawings of this...
