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Elysium Hill at Simla, looking towards Auckland House and the Himalaya.. Artist(s): Eden, Emily (1797-1869)
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Unfinished drawing of Elysium Hill at Simla, looking towards Auckland House and the Himalaya, 1838-9. Inscribed on the original page mount: ‘Emily Eden’., Pencil and water-colour; double page 181 by 530 mm. extracted from an album of Eden family interest, including material by Emily’s elder si...
EDEN, EMILY (1797-1869) Emily Eden, seventh daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, accompanied her brother, Lord Auckland, to India when he was ...
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EDEN, EMILY (1797-1869) Emily Eden, seventh daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, accompanied her brother, Lord Auckland, to India when he was Governor-General from 1836 to 1842. She was a keen amateur artist, some of her drawings being reproduced in ‘Portraits of the princes and people...
Album containing 5 drawings, apparently done in the Punjab.. Artist(s): Eden, Emily (1797-1869)
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Album containing 5 drawings, apparently done in the Punjab. 1838. 36 by 24 cm. f.1 A sepoy and some servants. Pencil. f.2 A half ruined fort by a river. Water-colour. f.3 Two elephants and their handlers. Pencil and water-colour. f.4 A gateway in the Punjab....
Fort Square Fort St George seen from Col. Eidingtoun's house
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View from the south of Fort Square, Fort St. George, 1785-90. The Clock-tower gateway is in the centre, the west front of Government House within Fort Square on the right, and the Parade stretching in front towards Portuguese Square and the Courthouse beyond. Inscribed on an old label in ink: ...
Portrait of Harry A. Carless (1894-1976). Artist(s): Moore, E. Nash (fl. 1940)
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Portrait of Harry Alfred Carless (1894-1976), M.A., LL.B., c. 1940. The subject served in the Indian Police 1914-47; Asst. Supt. 1914; Offg. Supt. 1921; Principal Police Training School Moradabad 1930-31; Police Adviser to the Resident of Rajputana 1944-47. Watercolour and pastel on paper; siz...
Garden house of Mrs Stephenson afterwards Lady Essex. Artist(s): Cornish, Hubert (1757-1823)
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Garden house near Calcutta, 1793-98. Inscribed on the reverse: ‘Garden house of the late Mrs Stephenstone afterwards Lady Essex.’ Pencil and water-colour; 28.6 by 45. 7 cm. Purchased Christie’s 21 September 2000. Note: Edward Stephenson, a member of the Board of Trade of the East India Compa...
The Fort & City of Chumpawut Capital of Kalee Kumaoon.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘The Fort & City of Chumpawut Capital of Kalee Kumaoon.’ Formerly the seat of the Chand Rajas, the capital was removed to Almora in the 16th century, leaving Champavat as the chief town in Kali Kumaon.
The Fort of Kutool Gur'h Key of Kalee Kumaoon.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘The Fort of Kutool Gur’h Key of Kalee Kumaoon.’ The strong fortress of Kutulgarh a few miles north of Champavat seems perched on a conical mass of rock.