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032-003287868 Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Architecture

1. Foster 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 14
Title:
A 'choultry' or travellers' rest house in South India. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
A ‘choultry’ or travellers’ rest house in South India, 1770-71 Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No. ...’; on frame: ‘A Public Choultry for the Repose of Travellers’ 24 by 43 ins (71 by 109.5 cms) Presented by the artist to the East India Company, 1773.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1771
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 30

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Foster 30
Title:
A 'Choultry' or travellers' rest house, Srirangam, Madras.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
A ‘Choultry’ or travellers’ rest house, Srirangam, 1772-73 The pillars of the building are carved with rearing horses. In the foreground a European in red and an Indian in a long white dress; other figures on the steps. Inscribed: ‘No 3 F.S. Ward Pinxit’;’ on frame: ‘A Choultry at Seringham w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

3. Foster 21

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 21
Title:
Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, Madras.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, 1769-70 A tank to which steps lead down from a surrounding colonnade. The scene is painted from the western side of the tank. On the right is the entrance to the Hall of the Thousand Columns; on the left that of the Temple of Parvati; while, across the wat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1769-1770
Extent:
1 Item

4. Foster 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 27
Title:
South entrance to the Temple of Vishnu, Srirangam, Madras. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
South entrance to the Temple of Vishnu, Srirangam, 1770-71 Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.4’; on frame: ‘The South Entrance to the Pagoda at Seringham’ 32 by 51 ins (81 by 130 cms) This is probably the picture to which R. Gough refers in ‘A’ ‘Comparative view of the antient monuments of Indi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1771
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD482

Reference (shelfmark):
WD482
Title:
View of Gwalior Fort from the south-east. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
View of Gwalior Fort from the south-east. c.1790. Exhibited: Fondazione Roma, 'Hogarth, Reynolds, Turner: British Painting and the Rise of Modernity, 2014. See also: Maps K.Top.115.54.a. for a similar view
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD483

Reference (shelfmark):
WD483
Title:
View of Gwalior Fort from the north-west. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
View of Gwalior Fort from the north-west. c.1790. Note: The second drawing is identical with the aquatint, 'Fortress of Gwalior, taken by General Popham in 1779', published on 1 March 1804 as plate 11 of ‘Twenty-four views in Hindostan,’ a set of engravings sponsored by Edward Orme between 180...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

7. Foster 22

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 22
Title:
A 'choultry' or travellers' rest house in South India. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
A ‘choultry’ or travellers’ rest house in South India, 1771-72 Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.5’; on frame: ‘A Choultry where travelling Gentoos worship’ 28 by 43 ins (71 by 109.5 cms) Exhibited: Royal Academy Exhibition, ‘The art of India and Pakistan’, 1947-48 (912); National Portrait Gall...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1771-1772
Extent:
1 Item

8. Foster 34

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Foster 34
Title:
Teppakulam, a sacred tank near Madura, Madras. A large walled tank, in the centre of which is an island with a temple. The town of Madura with temples and palaces is seen in the distance.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
Teppakulam, a sacred tank near Madura, 1772-73 A large walled tank, in the centre of which is an island with a temple. The town of Madura is seen in the distance, and behind it a range of hills. In the foreground, figures of Indians,and Europeans in red coats. Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward No.6’; on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

9. Foster 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 31
Title:
View of Madurai, Madras. The city is shown as viewed from a fort or encampment with European soldiers.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
View of Madura, Madras, 1772-73 The city is shown as viewed from a fort or encampment with European soldiers, the wall of which appears in the immediate foreground. Rising above the ramparts of the town are seen the tops of various buildings, in the centre the palace of Tirumala Nayyak and to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

10. Foster 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 24
Title:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, Madras, with the barracks. In the foreground an elephant and a procession of Brahmins carrying water to the temple. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, with the barracks, 1772-73 In the foreground an elephant and a procession of Brahmins carrying water to the temple. Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.VIII’; on frame: ‘The Rock of Trichinopoly, 330 feet high, the bramins carrying water to the Temple, and a view of the B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item