View, probably Gulmarg, Kashmir, c.1910. Water-colour; 31.2 by 22.7 cm. Bequeathed by Dame Eileen Younghusband, 1981, see also WD4168-9, 4172 and Mss Eur F197, from the collection of her father Sir Francis Edward Younghusband KCSI, KCIE, leader of the Tibet Frontier Commission 1903 and Residen...
Forty-four drawings, some on tracing paper, of Indian types in an album containing the title page and forty plates from 'Hindoostany Characters engraved and coloured by F. Dormieux', Calcutta, 1805 (P2489-2488).
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Forty-four drawings, some on tracing paper, of Indian types in an album containing the title page and forty plates from ‘Hindoostany Characters engraved and coloured by F. Dormieux’, Calcutta, 1805. c.1800. The engravings (P2849-2888) have been trimmed and laid down, with ‘Forty’ added before ...
Side view of a house and garden at Macao, a Chinese ayah and a baby standing in front. Artist(s): Chinnery, George (1774-1852)
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Side view of a house and garden at Macao, a Chinese ayah and a baby standing in front. Inscribed below in pencil: ‘G. Chinnery. Our house at Macao’, and above ‘12’. Pencil; 23.7 by 19.8 cm. Bequeathed by Dame Eileen Younghusband, 1981, together with WD4170 and Mss Eur F197, from the collecti...
Shikar with cheetahs, two startled deer on the left, on the right an Indian hunting party with horses and elephants, and hunting cheetahs being released by the bearers. Artist(s): Landseer, George (c. 1834-1878)
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‘Shikar’ with cheetahs, two startled deer on the left, on the right an Indian hunting party with horses and elephants, and hunting cheetahs being released by the bearers. Water-colour and bodycolour; 33 by 44 cm Purchased 1987.
RIDGE, GEORGE (1804-1831) Born Lambeth. Bengal Army. Cadet 1821. Arrived India 1822. Cornet 2nd Light Cavalry; Lieutenant 1825. Transferred as Ad ...
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RIDGE, GEORGE (1804-1831) Born Lambeth. Bengal Army. Cadet 1821. Arrived India 1822. Cornet 2nd Light Cavalry; Lieutenant 1825. Transferred as Adjutant 4th Local Horse 1825; Second-in-Command 1828. Adjutant 9th Light Cavalry 1829; Captain 1830. Died Neemuch. In his will he left his estate to hi...
MILLER, WILLIAM (1795-1836) Born Edinburgh. Bombay Artillery. Cadet 1810; Cornet 1811; Lieutenant 1813; Captain 1818; Major 1833. Director of Artil ...
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MILLER, WILLIAM (1795-1836) Born Edinburgh. Bombay Artillery. Cadet 1810; Cornet 1811; Lieutenant 1813; Captain 1818; Major 1833. Director of Artillery Depôt of Instruction 1822. Sick leave to Deccan and Cape Town 1823-6. Returned as Director of the Depôt of Instruction at Matunga, Bombay. Serv...
View of the hills near Coonoor. Artist(s): Canning, Lady Charlotte Elizabeth (1817-1861)
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View of the hills near Coonoor. Inscribed on mount: ‘Lambton Peaks, Paul Ghât etc.’ ‘et’c. ‘From the Coffee Plantation at Cartery. April 19, 1858’. Water-colour 33.5 by 54.5 cm. Note: Lady Canning spent April to June 1858 at Coonoor and Ootacamund after Lord Canning transferred the governme...