Ornate howdah in silver and silver gilt, lined in red velvet, the sides decorated with the Royal coat of arms. Artist(s): Lundgren, Egron Sellif (1815-1875)
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Ornate howdah in silver and silver gilt, lined in red velvet, the sides decorated with the Royal coat of arms. c.1860. Inscribed on original mount: ‘State howdah of the Governor-General’, and on reverse of original mount an inscription in Swedish, relating to Lundgren. Water-colour; 25.5 by 33...
A view on the Ganges. Artist(s): Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810)
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A view on the Ganges. Black, white and red chalk on grey paper; 27.2 by 45.5 cm. Purchased 1995. Note: A note in ink on the reverse of the frame read: ‘This is one of a group of drawings by Zoffany, inherited by Major R.G. Hutchinson from his father,’ ‘Brigadier Hutchinson’. Drawings of this...
Miniature portrait of William Massey Baker (1759/60-1829), Bengal Army, to right, with powdered hair tied back. He wears the uniform of Major of the newly formed 19th Native Infantry, with its yellow facings. Artist(s): Andrews, Samuel (1767-1807)
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Miniature portrait of William Massey Baker (1759/60-1829), Bengal Army, 1801. Facing to right, with powdered hair tied back. He wears the uniform of Major of the newly formed 19th Native Infantry, with its yellow facings Signed and dated: ‘S Andrews 1801’. Inscribed on backing paper: ‘Painted ...
ANDREWS, SAMUEL (1767-1807) Portrait painter, born in Ireland. Applied to the EIC for permission to go to India in 1791, and although the Court of Di ...
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ANDREWS, SAMUEL (1767-1807) Portrait painter, born in Ireland. Applied to the EIC for permission to go to India in 1791, and although the Court of Directors decided that it should be withheld, Andrews appears to have been in Madras sometime during the same year. Early miniatures painted in Madr...