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Collection Area Visual Arts Material Type Artefacts

71. Foster 409

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 409
Title:
Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron (1785-1846). Draped bust. Artist(s): Baily, Edward Hodges (1788-1867)
Scope & Content:
Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron (1785-1846), made 1843 Draped bust. Plaster: 26 ins (66 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded The original bust, formerly in the Metcalfe Hall, Calcutta, now in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta, was made before Metcalfe departed for Cana...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 Item

72. Foster 410

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 410
Title:
Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Fort William, 1773-83. Draped bust. Artist(s): Banks, Thomas (1735-1805)
Scope & Content:
Warren Hastings (1732-1818). Governor-General Fort William, 1773-85. Made 1790. Draped bust, cast of F659. Plaster, 22 ins (56 cms) high. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Hastings had Banks make five plaster casts of his marble version, and another five are recorded in the sculptor...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790
Extent:
1 Item

73. Foster 411

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 411
Title:
James Prinsep (1799-1840). Draped bust, the right shoulder bare. Artist(s): Weekes, Henry (1807-1877)
Scope & Content:
James Prinsep (1799-1840). Made 1842. Draped bust, the right shoulder bare. Plaster: 26 ins (66 cms) high Inscribed: ‘James Prinsep. F.R.S. H. Weekes Sc. 1842’ Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded Plaster version of marble bust commissioned by the Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta mar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1842
Extent:
1 Item

74. Foster 414

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 414
Title:
Reinhold Ernest Rost, CIE, LLD, PhD (1822-96). Librarian, India Office Library, 1869-93. Head in profile looking right. Artist(s): Rost, Adolphus E.L. (fl. c.1880-1922)
Scope & Content:
Reinhold Ernest Rost, C.I.E., LL.D., Ph.D. (1822-96). Librarian, India Office Library, 1869-93. Made 1922. Head in profile looking right. Bronze plaque; 9.5 by 5.5 Ins (23.5 by 13.5 cms) Inscribed: ‘Reinhold Erenest Rost, C.I.E., LL.D., M.A., Ph.D.’ Presented by Sir Richard Carnac Temple, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1922
Extent:
1 Item

75. Foster 435

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 435
Title:
Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765-1837). Draped bust. Artist(s): Chantrey, Francis Legatt (1781-1841)
Scope & Content:
Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765-1837). Made 1820. Draped bust. Marble; 23 ins (58.5 cms) high. Inscribed on back: ‘H.T. Colebrooke. Member of the Supreme Council of Bengal 1807 to 1812. Chantrey sc. 1820’ Commissioned by the East India Company The Company paid Chantrey 120 guineas for this...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820
Extent:
1 Item

76. Foster 436

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 436
Title:
Reinhold Ernest Rost, CIE, LLD, PhD (1822-96). Librarian, India Office Library, 1869-93. Artist(s): Rost, Adolphus E.L. (fl. c.1880-1922)
Scope & Content:
Reinhold Ernest Rost, C.I.E., LL.D., Ph.D. (1822-96). Librian, India Office Library, 1869-93. Made 1896. The bust is resting on two books; a quill pen and four medals beside the books. Plaster, coloured bronze: 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Presented by the sculptor, A.E.L. Rost, c.1896 Rost, an ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1896
Extent:
1 Item

77. Foster 437

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 437
Title:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901; reigned 1837-1901). Bust, head turned slightly to the right. Crowned with earrings, patterned dress and Star of the Garter on her left breast. Artist(s): Noble, Matthew (1818-1876)
Scope & Content:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901; reigned 1837-1901). Made 1856. Bust, head turned slightly to the right. Crowned with earrings, patterned dress and Star of the Garter on her left breast. Plaster: 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Inscribed: ‘Victoria’ Presented by Sir George Birdwood, c.1876 Model for the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1856
Extent:
1 Item

78. Foster 525

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 525
Title:
Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Fort William, 1773-83. Life-size figure. Artist(s): Flaxman, John (1755-1826)
Scope & Content:
Warren Hastings (1732-1818), Governor-General of Fort William, 1773-85. Made 1823. Hastings stands bareheaded, dressed in civilian costume. The head is bald, save for a fringe of hair at the sides and back; the face looks straight to the front. The left arm crosses the breast and touches the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1823
Extent:
1 Item

79. Foster 572

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 572
Title:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Bust in military costume, the breast covered with orders and decorations. Artist(s): Turnerelli, Peter (1774-1839)
Scope & Content:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1952), 1813 Bust in military costume, the breast covered with orders and decorations. The face is turned slightly to the right Marble; 29 ins (78.5 cms) high Commissioned by the East India Company, c.1813 Engraved: By Henry Cook (1813) from a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1813
Extent:
1 Item

80. Foster 573

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 573
Title:
Sir George Pocock (1706-92), Admiral 1757-59. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Sir George Pocock (1706-92), Admiral 1757-59. Made 1764. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume. From under his cloak the badge of the Order of the Bath. His left hand rests upon his hip; the right is placed upon a model of a galley, supported by a short pedestal ornamented with na...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item