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6061. WD4373

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4373
Title:
Capture of Seringaptam. Artist(s): Stotherd, Richard Hugh (fl. 1847)
Scope & Content:
Capture of Seringapatam. Inscribed original brass plate on frame: ‘The taking of Seringaptam. Prize drawing. Royal Military Academy, 1847, by R.H. Stotherd’. Water-colour; 52 by 74.5 cm. Purchased 1994.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1847
Extent:
1 Item

6062. WD4375

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4375
Title:
View of a river and the distant Malabar hills, October 1874. Artist(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
Scope & Content:
View of a river and the distant Malabar hills, October 1874. Inscribed: ‘Malabar 1874’ and ‘EL 1874’. Water-colour with scratching out; 17.5 by 37.6 cm. Purchased 1994. Provenance: Frances, Lady Waldegrave and thence by descent. Note: ‘Indian journal’, 24 October 1874: 'The palms are in a p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1874
Extent:
1 Item

6063. WD4376

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4376
Title:
'The Tailor Adalji Ghadiali of Bombay'. Artist(s): Van Ruith, Horace (1839-1923)
Scope & Content:
‘The Tailor Adalji Ghadiali of Bombay. Horace Van Ruith’. Water-colour and bodycolour; 50.8 by 65.8 cm. Purchased 1994.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item

6064. WD4377

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4377
Title:
The Brihadiswaraswami Temple, Tanjore, September 1874. Artist(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
Scope & Content:
The Brihadiswaraswami Temple, Tanjore, September 1874. Inscribed: ‘EL. 1875’. Water-colour; 25.4 by 39.5 cm. Purchased 1994. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs. Bonham Carter. Note: Lear's ‘Indian journal’ entry for 20 September 1874: 'This great pyramid is a wonderfully fine thing and, being old an...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1874
Extent:
1 Item

6065. WD4381

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4381
Title:
View of the west end of St John's Church, Calcutta, showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument. Artist(s): Prinsep, Amelia Rebecca (1798-1860)
Scope & Content:
View of the west end of St. John's Church, Calcutta showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument, c.1830. Inscribed: ‘Calcutta. From W. Prinsep by E.R. Prinsep’, and on the original mount: ‘William's House. Charles's House St John's Church’. Water-colour; 18.7 by 26.6...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

6066. WD4383-4385

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4383-4385
Title:
BELLEW, FRANCIS JOHN (1799-1868) Born Kent. Bengal Army. Cadet 1814; Ensign 1815; Lieutenant 1816; Captain 1823, retired 1832. Served in the Third ...
Scope & Content:
BELLEW, FRANCIS JOHN (1799-1868) Born Kent. Bengal Army. Cadet 1814; Ensign 1815; Lieutenant 1816; Captain 1823, retired 1832. Served in the Third Mahratta War, First Burma War and Arakan Campaign. Wrote ‘Memoirs of a Griffin,’ 2 vols, London,1845, illustrated with engravings after his own draw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1826
Extent:
3 items

6067. WD4388

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4388
Title:
Half-length portrait of John, 13th Baron Elphinstone (1807-1860), wearing a green shirt with a large white collar, and a crimson cloak draped over his left shoulder. Artist(s): Hastings, W.A. (fl. c.1825)
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of John, 13th Baron Elphinstone (1807-1860), wearing a green shirt with a large white collar, and a crimson cloak draped over his left shoulder, c.1825. Water-colour with some pencil; 26.8 by 22 cm. Purchased 1994. Note: Lord Elphinstone was Governor of Madras from 1837 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

6068. WD4391-4393

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4391-4393
Title:
EDEN, WILLIAM (c.1768-1851) Second son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, and Governor of Maryland. Cousin to William, 1st Baron Auckland, whose son Ge ...
Scope & Content:
EDEN, WILLIAM (c.1768-1851) Second son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, and Governor of Maryland. Cousin to William, 1st Baron Auckland, whose son George was Governor-General of India from 1836-42. British Army. Ensign, H.M 46th Foot, 1786; Lieutenant-Colonel, H.M 79th Foot, 1798, transferred t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810-1819
Extent:
3 items

6069. WD4394

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4394
Title:
'Interior of my tent, High Ground Bangalore'. Artist(s): Malet, Harold Esdaile (1841-1918)
Scope & Content:
The interior of Malet's tent, showing a wealth of detail of furnishings and equipment. Inscribed: ‘Interior of my tent, High Ground Bangalore.’ Water-colour with pen and ink; 22 by 27 cm. Purchased 1995 Note: There is a wealth of detail in the drawing, with items of camp furniture includin...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1863-1868
Extent:
1 Item

6070. WD4395

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4395
Title:
Album of drawings, mainly in pencil, of shipping and ship-board life, and figure and animal studies, many of which are preparatory drawings for plates in 'Views in India'. Artist(s): Luard, John (1790-1875)
Scope & Content:
Album of drawings (ff.1-40), mainly in pencil, of shipping and ship-board life, and figure and animal studies, many of which are preparatory drawings for plates in ‘Views in India’. Pencil unless stated otherwise; album 17.8 by 27.5 cm in marble boards. f.1 Unfinished drawing of a horse over...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822-1825
Extent:
1 Item

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