Portrait head to left of Henrietta Davis, wearing pearl ear-rings and a small plumed bonnet. Artist(s): Davis, Samuel (1756/7-1819)
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Portrait head to left of Henrietta Davis, wearing pearl ear-rings and a small plumed bonnet. Label inscribed: ‘Henrietta, daughter of Solomon Boileau of Dublin, who married Samuel Davis in 1794.’ Pencil with some colour; 23 by 18 cm. Note: The marriage took place at Burdwan, where Davis was ...
Small sketchbook of 83 miscellaneous drawings, mainly in India and St Helena. Artist(s): Eden, William (c.1768-1851)
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Album (ff.1-91) in red leather covers with brass clasps, and a paper label pasted on the front inscribed: ‘Wm Eden.’ Some pages with 1809 watermark, drawings in water-colour unless described otherwise. Album 12.5 by 20.5 cm. f.1 Head studies. f.2 Striped tent. f.3 Three boatmen pullin...
Small sketchbook of 16 miscellaneous drawings. Artist(s): Eden, William (c.1768-1851)
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Small sketchbook (ff.1-120) in red leather covers with marbled endpapers, many blank pages, some drawings removed. Album 18.5 by 12 cm. f.7 Boatman. Pencil. f.8 Stockade with lookout, buildings and cannon. Pen and ink. f.9 Rowing boat on a stormy sea, with rocky shore. ...
Small sketchbook of 79 miscellaneous drawings, mainly figure studies. Artist(s): Eden, William (c.1768-1851)
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Small album (ff.1-108) in brown leather cover with brass clasp. Inside the back cover are accounts of Java prize money, including ‘cash in hand £364000’ and ‘Guns & Military stores £145000.’ Col. William Eden was QMG during the Java Campaign. Album 11 by 13.5 cm. f.1v Detail of Bengal ...
Military encampment on the banks of the Bagmati river, at the foot of a steep wooded hill. The Gurkha fort of Harriharpur stands on the crown, with smoke from shell fire and tracers from shells between a stockade and a promontary below. Artist(s): Harr
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Military encampment on the banks of the Bagmati river at the foot of a steep wooded hill. The Gurkha fort of Harriharpur stands on the crown, with smoke from shell fire and tracers from shells between a stockade and a promontary below. Inscribed: ‘Shelling the Goorkahs 1st March at Sun Set, &a...
Mandapa of the Surya temple at Konarak, Puri District, from the east
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Mandapa of the Surya temple at Konarak, Puri District, from the east. c.1820. Inscribed on album page:’ Black Pagoda on the sea coast of Orissa. October 1820.’ Water-colour; 28.8 by 39.5 cm.
View of the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the middle distance, a village house with figures in the foreground, elephants beyond
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View of the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the middle distance, a village house in the foreground with figures, and elephants beyond. c.1820. Inscribed on album page: ‘Temple at Juggernauth’. Water-colour; 15.3 by 21.5 cm.
An East Indiaman entering a sheltered bay with a flagstaff on a headland at the entrance
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An East Indiaman entering a sheltered bay with a flagstaff on a headland at the entrance. c.1820. Pencil; 7 by 27.2 cm. WD4400 For this drawing, see entry under Charles D'Oyly.
Country boats on the wide expanse of the Ganges with a distant view of the Himalayas. Inscribed: 'C D’Oyly. 19th Septr. 1822. Thibet Hills from Patna'. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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Country boats on the wide expanse of the Ganges with a distant view of the Himalayas. Drawing laid down in the Hastings Album containing Add.Or.4979-5010. Inscribed: ‘C D’Oyly. 19th Septr. 1822. Thibet Hills from Patna.’ Water-colour; 15.8 by 32 cm.
Scrapbook containing engravings, maps, watercolours and drawings by a number of artists, including Sir Charles D’Oyly and Sita Ram. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845), and others
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Scrapbook (ff.1-73) containing engravings, maps, water-colours and drawings by a number of artists, including Sir Charles D’Oyly and Sita Ram, laid down on tinted paper interleaved with paper watermarked 1811. Album in tan leather covers, with a brass clasp, measuring 20.5 by 26.3cm. f.1 Fou...
