Head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant-General John Skelton (1764-1841) in uniform
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Head and shoulders portrait of Lieutenant-General John Skelton (1764-1841) in uniform, c.1815. Gouache on ivory; 10 by 8 cm. Note: John Skelton, Bombay Infantry. He was appointed Governor of St. Helena from April 1813 to May 1816 during the early years of Napoleon’s exile to the island.
Head and shoulders portrait of Mary Moore Cassmajor Skelton, née Pittman, wearing a blue dress and ruched collar. Artist(s): Treparelli (fl. 1812), after
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Head and shoulders portrait of Mary Moore Cassmajor Skelton, ‘née’ Pittman, wearing a blue dress and ruched collar. Inscribed on label on reverse: ‘Mary Moore Cassmajor Skelton born 1775 died 1865. From miniature Treparelli Fecit. 1812. Boulogne-sur-Mer’. Water-colour; 10 by 8 cm. Note: A lat...
Head and shoulders silhouette of Philip Skelton (1779-c.1821)
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Head and shoulders silhouette of Philip Skelton (1779-c.1821). Inscribed on reverse: ‘Corriy (?) August 8th 1814. P. Skelton’. Oval; 11 by 8.8 cm. Note: Philip Skelton, brother of John Skelton, was a merchant in Batavia.
Head and shoulders portrait of Eleanor Sarah Skelton, née Gresham, wearing a white silk dress, against a draped yellow curtain and distant mountains
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Head and shoulders portrait of Eleanor Sarah Skelton, ‘née’ Gresham, wearing a white silk dress, against a draped yellow curtain and distant mountains. Trimmed oval, water-colour; 11 by 9.5 cm. Note: A late copy of a miniature then in the possession of the family. Eleanor Gresham of Barnby Dun...
Jami Masjid, Agra, showing the now demolished Tripolia Gate and gate to the mosque. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Jami‘ Masjid, Agra, showing the now demolished Tripolia Court and gate to the mosque. Inscribed: ‘Jumma Musjid - Agra - 1826’. Pencil and ink; 26.6 by 36.8 cm.
