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Cameo portrait to right in grisaille of an unknown lady. Signed by Samuel Andrews, Calcutta 1802. Artist(s): Andrews, Samuel (1767-1807)
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Cameo portrait in grisaille of a lady in profile facing right, 1802. Signed and dated: ‘S. Andrews Calcutta 1802.’ Gouache on card; oval, 90 by 72 mm, in a rectangular wooden frame 145 by 123 mm. Purchased 1996.
Sketchbook of views and portraits mostly in Delhi and Punjab c.1834, with two views at the Cape.
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Sketchbook of views and portraits mostly in Delhi and Punjab, c.1834. The artist was almost certainly female in view of the portraits of ladies in purdah. There is a large number of blank pages between f.45 and f.46. Pencil (except where noted); album leaves 30.5 by 19.5 cm. Purchased 1997. ...
A procession approaching the fort of Gwalior. Artist(s): Dean, Frank (1865-1947)
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A procession approaching the fort of Gwalior. Water-colour; 45 by 60 cm. Original gilt frame. Signed and dated: ‘Frank Dean Gwalior India 1909.’ Exhibited: The Fine Arts Society, 1910. Purchased 1997.
Album containing portrait studies of Bombay servants, sepoys, etc., 1799-1802, with miscellaneous other drawings connected with the artist's daughter Caroline Soppit 1824-1850. Artist(s): Philipps, Julia (fl. 1799-1802)
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Album containing 14 water-colours by Julia Philipps, née Page, dated Bombay 1799-1802, together with drawings by her sisters Clarissa Gore, afterwards Campbell, and Caroline Ashburner (see Mss Eur C9) together with drawings connected with her daughter Caroline’s marriage to Capt. Matthew Soppitt...
A Shan girl, facing the viewer, a large colourful turban cloth round her head. Water-colour; 34 by 24 cm. Inscribed below previously: ‘Shan Girl - Pangyang tour.’
MOLLOY, SYLVIA (b.1914) Born Sylvia Leyden at South Shields, she studied at Durham University (M.A.), and after obtaining a teaching diploma, she taug ...
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MOLLOY, SYLVIA (b.1914) Born Sylvia Leyden at South Shields, she studied at Durham University (M.A.), and after obtaining a teaching diploma, she taught English and art at St Asaph, Flintshire. In August 1940 she travelled to Burma to marry Patrick R.H. Molloy of the Burma Civil Service, which ...
Lahu girl, wearing large earrings and many bead necklaces.. Artist(s): Molloy, Sylvia (b.1914)
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A Lahu girl. She wears a black cap over her hair, large bamboo cylindrical earrings with silver pendants, and bead and other necklaces. April 1941. Water-colour; 29 by 23 cm. Inscribed below: ‘Lahu Girl - Pangyang tour.’
Portrait of Louisa Bird, wife of Shearman Bird Junior, in a decollete dress and elaborate feathered hat. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845), attributed to
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Bust portrait of Mrs. Shearman Bird, c.1810. She is depicted full face with auburn curls, wearing a black décolleté dress trimmed with lace, a red shawl, and a large black hat with ostrich feathers, together with a fancy diamond ensemble. Inscribed on card inside frame: ‘Mrs Shearman Bird née L...
The Nagarkhana or northern gateway to the old palace at Kolhapur, with elephants in chambers on either side of the central gateway. Artist(s): Herold, Ben. D. (fl. c.1845)
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The Nagarkhana or northern gateway to the old palace at Kolhapur, with elephants in chambers on either side of the central gateway. Signed lower right ‘Ben.D. Herold Jany. 1845’, and inscribed in ink on reverse: ‘Entrance to the Palace, Kolapore, Bombay Presidency. B.D. Herold, 14th Lt. Dragoo...
Bookplates, inscriptions, etc., from various of the volumes of drawings from the Colin MacKenzie collection subsequently mounted separately. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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Bookplates, inscriptions, etc., from various of the volumes of drawings from the Colin MacKenzie collection subsequently mounted separately.. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)