WADDELL, CHARLES DOUGLAS (1821-1884) Born Hyderabad, son of Charles Waddell, Madras Army. Madras Artillery. Second-Lieutenant 1840; Lieutenant 1845; ...
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WADDELL, CHARLES DOUGLAS (1821-1884) Born Hyderabad, son of Charles Waddell, Madras Army. Madras Artillery. Second-Lieutenant 1840; Lieutenant 1845; Captain 1857; Major 1864; Lieutenant-Colonel 1865; Colonel 1867. Served in the Opium wars of 1841-2; awarded China medal. Retired 1867. Died at Ha...
Chinkiang from the ground canal with Jin shan island, and the temple founded in 1021. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Chinkiang from the ground canal with Jin shan island, and the temple founded in 1021. Inscribed: ‘Hill of Shin-Kiung foo. Golden Island’. Pencil; 24.4 by 32.5 cm. On reverse plans and elevations of gun platforms signed ‘C.D. Waddell’.
'Part of the Walls of Chin-keung-foo that was excaluded'. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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‘Part of the Walls of Chin-keung-foo that was excaluded’. Pencil; 24.4 by 32.5 cm. On reverse plan and elevation of a heavy field gun signed ‘C.D. Waddell’.
'Chinhae from the SSW' seen from the breach in the walls of Chinkiang. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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‘Chinhae from the SSW’ seen from the breach in the walls of Chinkiang. Pencil; 24.4 by 32.3 cm. On reverse plan and sections of a gun and mortar battery signed ‘C.D. Waddell’.
Shipping at anchor, Aden, with mules and their drivers in the foreground. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Shipping at anchor, Aden, with mules and their drivers in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘Aden. Back Bay April 25th/37’ and on reverse: ‘Steamer Point, Aden from the Hotel’. Pencil; 20.3 by 32.3 cm. Note: The inscription on the front appears to have been overwritten and a mistake made in tracing...
Inscribed on reverse: 'View of Island of Sirah off the Cantonment of Aden with Artillery Barracks in foreground'. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘View of Island of Sirah off the Cantonment of Aden with Artillery Barracks in foreground’. Pencil; 20.2 by 32.2 cm.
Island of Onkar Mandhata and the Narbada river. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Island of Onkar Mandhata and the Narbada river. Inscribed: ‘Sacred Island of Ooncai Mandata on the Nerbuddah above Mundlasur’ and on reverse: ‘The Sacred Island of Ooncai Mandata in the Nerbuddah above Mundlaisir taken at the flood of the River’. Pencil; 15 by 26.4 cm.
Steeply wooded banks of a river, probably the Narbada. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Steeply wooded banks of a river, probably the Narbada. Pencil; 20 by 29 cm. Note: These two drawings must have been made between 1850 and 1855 when Waddell was stationed first at Mhow and then Jubbulpore.
General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
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General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Inscribed: ‘Le Chevalier General Avitabile Peshawur reading dispatches from Lahore regarding the revolution. Jany. 20th 1841’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 13.2 by 13.5 cm. Purchased 1...