The centre of Patan (Nepal) with the temple of Krishna. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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The centre of Patan (Nepal) with the temple of Krishna. c.1855. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘H.A. Oldfield. Nepal’; on back in later band:’ (Temple of Vishnu. Patun’); also notes which identify the building on the left as the temple of Krishna. Water-colour; 13.5 by 19 ins.
The centre of Patan (Nepal) with the temple of Krishna. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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The centre of Patan (Nepal) with the temple of Krishna. c.1855. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘H.A. Oldfield’. ‘Nepal’; on back with notes. Water-colour; 13.25 by 16 ins.
The Durbar, or Royal Palace, Patan (Nepal). Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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The Durbar, or Royal Palace, Patan (Nepal). c.1855. Inscribed on front in ink:’ H.A. Oldfield. Nepal’; on back notes. Water-colour; 13.75 by 19 ins. Note: Original drawing for sketches, i, 96.
The valley of Nepal; snows in the distance, a village in the foreground. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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The valley of Nepal; snows in the distance, a village in the foreground. c.1855. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘H.A. Oldfield’; on back:’ The Valley of Nepal from Naikal.’ Water-colour; 12.5 by 18.5 ins.
The Residency Surgeon's house, Katmandu (Nepal). Artist(s): Oldfield, Margaret Alicia (1835-1929)
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The Residency Surgeon's house, Kathmandu (Nepal). c.1864 Dr. Oldfield (?) seated on the veranda; his children Lilian and Edmund in the foreground with an ayah and bearer. Inscribed on mount in ink: ‘H.A.O.'s house - the hospital in the background.’ Water-colour; 9 by 15 ins.
Unidentified battle scene in hilly country between East India Company troops and Indian forces; probably an engagement during the Mysore Wars
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Unidentified battle scene in hilly country between East India Company troops and Indian forces; probably an engagement during the Mysore Wars. At the bottom, an unfinished title ornamentation showing two British soldiers of flank companies pulling back a curtain. c.1790. Pen-and-ink and water...
Two European officers with a dog exploring the interior of the ruined Sun Temple, Konarak (Orissa). Artist(s): Stephen, William George (1792-1823)
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Two European officers with a dog exploring the interior of the ruined Sun Temple, Konarak (Orissa). 1812. Inscribed on front in water-colour; ‘W.G.S. 1812’; on back in ink: ‘Interior of the Ruins of Kannaruk or Black Pagoda. Kuttack.’ Water-colour; 15.25 by 19.25 ins. Purchased 20 February...
Two Marwari camel merchants, Kathiawar (Sind). November 1813. Artist(s): Grindlay, Robert Melville (1786-1877)
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Two Marwari camel merchants, Kathiawar (Sind). November 1813. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Marwaree Camel Merchants. Kattywar Novr 1813. R. M. Grindlay.’ Pencil and water-colour; 9.5 by 11.25 ins. Purchased 20 February 1967. Note: The figures in this unfinished sketch closely resemble those...
