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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Portraits Material Type Artefacts

1. Foster 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 33
Title:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Equestrian statuette. Artist(s): D'Orsay, Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel (1801-1852) and Nicholson, Thomas Henry (d. 1870)
Scope & Content:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Made c.1845 Equestrian statuette. Bareheaded in uniform. Bronze; 19 ins (48 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded D’Orsay wrote to Henry Bulwer, March 1845, saying ‘I have just made a statuette of the Duke of Wellington on h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 53
Title:
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Plassey (1725-74). Governor of Bengal. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume but wearing the badge of the Order of the Bath on a ribbon round his neck. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Robert Clive, lst Baron Plassey (1725-74). Governor of Bengal. Made 1764 Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume but wearing the badge of the Order of the Bath on a ribbon round his neck. He holds a short sword in his right hand. At his feet a shield with the device of Medusa’s hea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item

3. Foster 54

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 54
Title:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-66. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume,. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-66. Made 1764. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume. He holds a short sword in his right hand. At his feet a helmet and a sheaf of arrows. Marble: 68 ins (172 cms) high Inscribed on front: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item

4. Foster 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 57
Title:
Sir Richard Temple (1826-1902), 1st Baronet, CB; CIE. Bust: in civilian uniform wearing cloak and star; collar and badge of the Star of India. Artist(s): Rost, Adolphus E.L. (fl. c.1880-1922)
Scope & Content:
Sir Richard Temple (1826-1902), 1st Baronet, C.B., C.I.E.. Made, c.1880. Bust: in civilian uniform wearing cloak and star; collar and badge of the Star of India. Plaster, coloured bronze; 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Presented by Temple’s son, Sir Richard Carnac Temple, 1922 Temple served in the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

5. Foster 138

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 138
Title:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Bust. Copy by Messrs Farmer and Brindley of F437. Artist(s): Noble, Matthew (1818-1876), after
Scope & Content:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Made 1856. Bust, head turned slightly to the right. Crowned, with earrings, patterned dress and Star of the Garter on her left breast. Marble: 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded Copy by Messrs. Farmer and Brindley of F437. Exhibited:...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1856
Extent:
1 Item

6. Foster 241

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 241
Title:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshall and Prime Minister. Life-size figure in undress uniform, with long military cloak slightly thrown back. Artist(s): Noble, Matthew (1818-1876)
Scope & Content:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field Marshall and Prime Minister Made 1855 Full-length figure in undress uniform, with long military cloak slightly thrown back. The arms are folded upon the breast, the right hand holding a field-marshal’s baton, the left resting on his ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

7. Foster 242

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 242
Title:
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquis (1760-1842), Governor-General of Fort William, Bengal, 1798-1805. Artist(s): Weekes, Henry (1807-1877)
Scope & Content:
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess (1760-1842), Governor-General of Fort William, Bengal, 1798-1805. Made 1845. In civilian costume with a cloak falling from his right shoulder in heavey folds. The Garter is on his left leg, the star of the same order on his breast. The left hand holds ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

8. Foster 243

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 243
Title:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis (1738-1805), Governor-General of Fort William 1786-93 and 1805. Full length figure in Roman costume, face turned to the left. Artist(s): Bacon, John (1740-1799)
Scope & Content:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis (1738-1805), Governor-General of Fort William, Bengal, 1786-93 and July to October, 1805. Made 1793-98 Full length figure in Roman costume, face turned to the left. His left hand holds a sheathed sword; the right extends the olive branch of peace. At his feet ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1793-1798
Extent:
1 Item

9. Foster 244

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 244
Title:
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote (1726-83), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1769-70 and 1777-83. Life-size figure in full-dress military costume wearing the ribbon of the Bath. Artist(s): Banks, Thomas (1735-1805)
Scope & Content:
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote (1726-83), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1769-70 and 1777-83. Made 1788. Full length figure in full-dress military costume wearing the ribbon of the Bath. In his right hand he holds a drawn sword; the left is on his brest. Face turned to the right. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1788
Extent:
1 Item

10. Foster 278

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 278
Title:
Round plaster portrait of King George V (1865-1936) in profile. Head and shoulders looking left. The King wears the Crown of India and the Insignia of the Indian Orders. Model for design on the new Indian currency rupee on accession of George V. Coin included. Artist(s): Mackennal, Sir Edgar Bertram (1863-1931)
Scope & Content:
George V (1865-1936) Profile; head and shoulders looking left. The King wears the Crown of India and the insignia of the Indian Orders. Plaster model; diameter 11 ins (29 cms) Model for design on the new Indian currency rupee on accession of George V. Commissioned by the Financial Departmen...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
1 Item