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5861. WD3733

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3733
Title:
Tall slender obelisk in a rocky landscape. Artist(s): Cheney, Edward (1803-1884)
Scope & Content:
Tall slender obelisk in a rocky landscape. Inscribed: ‘Tomb of Amurath the Haughty July 19 1826’. ‘Lonely and comet-like hath been the course of Amurath: High his fame and mightly his deeds: Yet hath Amurath returned to dust: Behold the end of the mighty’. Pen and ink; 16.8 by 26.2 cm. Prese...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1826
Extent:
1 Item

5862. WD3734

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3734
Title:
Ruined tomb, Central India. Artist(s): Cleeve, Stewart Montagu (b. 1894)
Scope & Content:
Ruined tomb, Central India. Inscribed: ‘S.M. Cleeve 1938’ and on reverse: ‘Tomb of Baz Bahadur and Rupmati’ with colour notes. On original wrapping paper: ‘Tomb of Baz Bahadur & Rupmati. Poona Art Exhibition. Certified that this picture is neither a copy nor a coloured imitation. Exhibi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
1 Item

5863. WD3735

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3735
Title:
Bungalow with colonnaded verandah. Artist(s): Hooper, Minnie Rose (1847-1886)
Scope & Content:
Bungalow with colonnaded verandah. Inscribed: ‘Minnie’s House in India at Bangalore drawn by herself. MRH 1866’. Pencil; 21.6 by 27.4 cm. Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hooper, with WD3736.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 Item

5864. WD3736

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3736
Title:
A bungalow, possibly another view of WD3735. Artist(s): Hooper, Eveline Rosamond (fl. 1886)
Scope & Content:
A bungalow, possibly another view of WD3735. Inscribed: ‘ERH/86’. Pencil; 12.8 by 21.8 cm. Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hooper, grandson of Colonel George Stanley Hooper, together with WD3735 and Photo 447/3, 1975.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 Item

5865. WD3737

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3737
Title:
Lord Clive, emerging from a tent supported by two men, stares in terror at the ghost of Omichand. Beyond the group a man wearing breeches hangs by his wrists from a palm tree
Scope & Content:
Lord Clive, emerging from a tent supported by two men, stares in terror at the ghost of Omichand. Beyond the group a man wearing breeches hangs by his wrists from a palm tree. 1773. Inscribed: ‘Ld. Clive & the Ghost of Omand Chund’. Grey wash; 16 by 10 cm. Purchased 1978. Note: The dra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1773
Extent:
1 Item

5866. WD3738

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3738
Title:
View of Madras looking south from the fort, with main landmarks numbered. Artist(s): Taynton, Edwin George (1809-1845)
Scope & Content:
View of Madras looking south from the fort c.1838, with main landmarks numbered. Inscribed on original label: ‘View along the South Beach. 1. Government House. 2. Banqueting Room (detached) 3. The Mount. 4. Palaveram. 5. Conspicuous Mosque. 6. Marine Bungalow, in Govt Garden. 7. The Ice ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1838
Extent:
1 Item

5867. WD3740-3745

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3740-3745
Title:
METCALFE COLLECTION Portraits of members of the Metcalfe family, various sizes and media. --------------------- WD3740-3745 Presented in 1978 by Miss ...
Scope & Content:
METCALFE COLLECTION Portraits of members of the Metcalfe family, various sizes and media. --------------------- WD3740-3745 Presented in 1978 by Miss Agnes Wright, who inherited them from her brother-in-law, Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, 7th Baronet.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1837
Extent:
6 items

5868. WD3746

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3746
Title:
Full length standing portrait of Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902). Artist(s): Pip, pseud. (fl. 1900)
Scope & Content:
Full length standing portrait of Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902). Bodycolour; 54 by 37.4 cm. Presented by Miss A. Wright, 1978, inherited from her brother-in-law Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, 7th Baronet.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item

5869. WD3747

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3747
Title:
St. Helena. Mountainous landscape with single storied buildings in the distance. Artist(s): Cornish, Hubert (1757-1823)
Scope & Content:
Mountainous landscape with single storied buildings in the distance. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Mr Kennedy’s House and Lot in St Helena’. Water-colour; 37 by 52 cm. Purchased 1978. Note: The drawing must have been made on the return voyage on the ‘Britannia’, which stopped at St. Helena between ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1793-1798
Extent:
1 Item

5870. WD3748

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3748
Title:
'East India House. Leadenhall Street 1711'. Artist(s): Vertue, George (1684-1756), after
Scope & Content:
‘East India House. Leadenhall Street 1711’. Pencil; 36.8 by 26.7 cm. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Note: This drawing is a tracing of WD1341.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1711
Extent:
1 Item

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