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5531. WD336

Reference (shelfmark):
WD336
Title:
A view of Chittagong (Bengal) showing European bungalows and river in distance. 5 October 1813. Artist(s): George, James (1782-1828)
Scope & Content:
A view of Chittagong (Bengal) showing European bungalows and river in distance. 5 October 1813. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Chittagong. J. George. 5th Oct. 1813,’ on back in ink:’ View of Chittagong. By Captn George.’ Water-colour; 19 by 26.5 ins. Purchased 23 September 1952.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1813
Extent:
1 Item

5532. WD344-347

Reference (shelfmark):
WD344-347
Title:
HEARSEY, HYDER YOUNG (1782-1840) Natural son of Capt. Andrew Wilson Hearsey (1752-98) by a Jat ladyand half-brother of Sir John Bennet Hearsey. Appoin ...
Scope & Content:
HEARSEY, HYDER YOUNG (1782-1840) Natural son of Capt. Andrew Wilson Hearsey (1752-98) by a Jat ladyand half-brother of Sir John Bennet Hearsey. Appointed ADC to Nawab Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan in 1798. Entered Sindhia’s service under Perron, 1799, became DQMG of the Maratha army, but broke with Perron ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1808-1815
Extent:
14 items

5533. WD353

Reference (shelfmark):
WD353
Title:
Indian villager with bullock. Artist(s): Chinnery, George (1774-1852)
Scope & Content:
Indian villager with bullock. Between 1808 and 1822. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Hindoo Costume from Nature. Chinnery.’ Pen-and-ink and wash; 11 by 14 ins. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1808-1822
Extent:
1 Item

5534. WD354-355, WD11

Reference (shelfmark):
WD354-355, WD11
Title:
JAMES, JOHN THOMAS (1786-1828) Bishop of Calcutta from January to August, 1828. Dr. James had studied painting in Italy. --------------------- WD354 ...
Scope & Content:
JAMES, JOHN THOMAS (1786-1828) Bishop of Calcutta from January to August, 1828. Dr. James had studied painting in Italy. --------------------- WD354-355; WD11 3 drawings made on a voyage to India. 1827. From a sketch-book by James which also included sketches of Oxford, Rome and other places...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827-1827
Extent:
3 items

5535. WD356

Reference (shelfmark):
WD356
Title:
View of Chunar Fort (U. P.) on the Ganges
Scope & Content:
View of Chunar Fort (U.P.) on the Ganges. c.1790. Inscribed on mount in water-colour: ‘View of Chunar.’ Water-colour; 11 by 16 ins. Purchased 16 October 1913. Note: Chunar came into the possession of the British after the Battle of Buxar, 1764. The fort was a favourite subject with landsca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

5536. WD357

Reference (shelfmark):
WD357
Title:
View of Colgong (Bihar) from the River Ganges with a European bungalow on a hill
Scope & Content:
View of Colgong (Bihar) from the River Ganges with a European bungalow on a hill. c.1790. Inscribed on mount in water-colour: ‘View of Colgong’; on back in pencil: ‘View of Colgong. No. 1.’ Water-colour; 11 by 16 ins. Purchased 16 October 1913. Note: WD103 (Vol.II) depicts the same scene,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

5537. WD361

Reference (shelfmark):
WD361
Title:
A distant view of Rawalpindi (Punjab). In the foreground an officer, sitting outside his tent, his horses tethered nearby is being saluted by an orderly with papers; three sepoys accompanying a bullock cart are passing by. Artist(s): Bruce, Sir Henry Le Geyt (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
A distant view of Rawalpindi (Punjab). In the foreground an officer, sitting outside his tent, his horses tethered nearby is being saluted by an orderly with papers; three sepoys accompanying a bullock cart are passing by. 1846. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Rawul Pindee’; on mount in ink:’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1846
Extent:
1 Item

5538. WD362

Reference (shelfmark):
WD362
Title:
The Muharram ceremony being performed in a tank by the tomb of Shah Abdur Rahman, Ellichpur (Berar). Artist(s): Warren, Henry (1794-1879)
Scope & Content:
The Muharram ceremony being performed in a tank by the tomb of Shah ‘Abdur Rahman, Ellichpur (Berar). 1838. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Henry Warren, 1838’; on back in ink: ‘Shrine of Raiman Shah Doola, Elichpoor. Warren. F 206. No.8.’ Water-colour; 8.75 by 13 ins. Purchased 11 May 1955. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838
Extent:
1 Item

5539. WD365-366, WD519-524

Reference (shelfmark):
WD365-366, WD519-524
Title:
FRASER, THOMAS (1776-?) Son of Hugh Fraser, a portrait painter of Morpeth. Served with the Madras Engineers from 1796 to 1819. Lieutenant 1800; Capt ...
Scope & Content:
FRASER, THOMAS (1776-?) Son of Hugh Fraser, a portrait painter of Morpeth. Served with the Madras Engineers from 1796 to 1819. Lieutenant 1800; Captain 1808. Fraser was present at the siege of Seringapatam and was engineer and surveyor to Read's detachment. In June 1799 he was appointed to surv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1806
Extent:
56 items

5540. WD367-369, WD3824

Reference (shelfmark):
WD367-369, WD3824
Title:
CORMACK, NEIL (fl. 1814-1837) Before going to India in 1818, Cormack had exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1814 and 1816. From 1818 to 1827 he worked ...
Scope & Content:
CORMACK, NEIL (fl. 1814-1837) Before going to India in 1818, Cormack had exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1814 and 1816. From 1818 to 1827 he worked in Bombay as a miniature painter. He paid a visit to Madras in 1823 and lived there from 1831 to 1837. Nothing is known of his whereabouts from 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1818-1837
Extent:
4 items

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