View of Bombay from Cumballa Hills with Mahalakshmi temple and mill chimneys beyond. Artist(s): Scott, Gertrude Gwendoline (1878-1961)
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View of Bombay from Cumballa Hills with Mahalakshmi temple and mill chimneys beyond. Inscribed: ‘G.G. Scott. Bombay 1917’. Water-colour; 24 by 34 cm. Purchased 1986.
Self portrait, half length in uniform. Artist(s): Shadforth, John Head (1805-1838)
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Self portrait, half length in uniform, c.1835. Inscribed on back of frame: ‘John Head Shadforth Lieutenant 57th Regt, painted by himself’. Water-colour laid down on paper, in gilded frame by G. Briggs, Baker Street; 12.5 by 10 cm. Purchased 1986 with the following album. Note: Inscription no...
Album containing 18 drawings of the voyage out to India and life at the military station at Cannanore. Artist(s): Shadforth, John Head (1805-1838)
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Album (ff.1-18) containing drawings of the voyage out to India and life at the military station at Cannanore. Album 13.2 by 21.7 cm. Inscribed on cover: ‘Sketches by; Lieutt. John Head Shadforth 57th Regiment Cannonore Madras Presidency, he died at Calicut (on his Birthday) 6 May 1838 aged 33’...
JACOMB-HOOD, GEORGE PERCY (1857-1929) Professional artist, studied at the Slade and under J.P. Laurens in Paris. Exhibited RA and Grosvenor Gallery. ...
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JACOMB-HOOD, GEORGE PERCY (1857-1929) Professional artist, studied at the Slade and under J.P. Laurens in Paris. Exhibited RA and Grosvenor Gallery. A founder member of the New English Art Club. Vice-President of the Royal British Colonial Society of Artists. Appointed one of the official artis...