Distant view of Benares with two men catching turtles in the foreground from the Mandakini tank.. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Distant view of Benares with two men catching turtles in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘City from the NW corner of the Mundakinee Tulao, 10 Oct 1826’. Water-colour; 17.6 by 26.5 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: Reproduced in ‘Benares illustrated’, lithographed by J.D. Harding. The tank was...
Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river, 1826. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Commencement of the Tunnel near Trilochun Ghat’. Water-colour; 26.6 by 17.6 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: See WD4276 for map of the area and proposed site of the drain and WD4277 for map and c...
View of the west end of St John's Church, Calcutta, showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument. Artist(s): Prinsep, Amelia Rebecca (1798-1860)
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View of the west end of St. John's Church, Calcutta showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument, c.1830. Inscribed: ‘Calcutta. From W. Prinsep by E.R. Prinsep’, and on the original mount: ‘William's House. Charles's House St John's Church’. Water-colour; 18.7 by 26.6...
Belvedere House, Alipur. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Belvedere House, Alipur. Signed: ‘W.P.’ and inscribed on original mount: ‘Belvedere House at Alipore, WP’. Water-colour; 20.3 by 29.8 cm. Purchased 1994. Note: Charles Robert Prinsep was living at Belvedere in 1838 when this drawing was probably made. The Prinsep family bought the house in ...
Line of wounded sepoys, queuing up to be questioned by a group of officers seated round a table, one with a hookah. Artist(s): Bellew, Francis John (1799-1868)
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Line of wounded sepoys, queuing up to be questioned by a group of officers seated round a table, one with a hookah. Inscribed: ‘Station invaliding Committee delt Bellew. Sketch by Capt Bellew. “Een in their Ashes glow their winter fires.”‘ On reverse a damaged inscription. 15 by 22.9 cm.
Part of Buxar fort, showing a shrine and ghat below, with people bathing and drawing water from the river. Artist(s): White, George Francis (1808-1898)
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Part of Buxar fort, showing a shrine and ghat below, with people bathing and drawing water from the river. Inscribed: ‘Buxar Ghaut. Ganges R. G.F.W. delt’. Sepia wash; 27.2 by 38 cm.
Temple in a grove of trees. In the foreground baggage camels and bearers, army tents beyond, with a man sitting beside a brazier. Artist(s): White, George Francis (1808-1898)
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Temple in a grove of trees. In the foreground baggage camels and bearers, army tents beyond, with a man sitting beside a brazier. Inscribed: ‘Temple of Lutchmee on the Ganges R. G.F.W. del’. Sepia wash; 27.2 by 38.3 cm. Note: It has not been possible to trace this temple, probably drawn on ...
View of the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the middle distance, a village house with figures in the foreground, elephants beyond
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View of the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the middle distance, a village house in the foreground with figures, and elephants beyond. c.1820. Inscribed on album page: ‘Temple at Juggernauth’. Water-colour; 15.3 by 21.5 cm.
Country boats on the wide expanse of the Ganges with a distant view of the Himalayas. Inscribed: 'C D’Oyly. 19th Septr. 1822. Thibet Hills from Patna'. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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Country boats on the wide expanse of the Ganges with a distant view of the Himalayas. Drawing laid down in the Hastings Album containing Add.Or.4979-5010. Inscribed: ‘C D’Oyly. 19th Septr. 1822. Thibet Hills from Patna.’ Water-colour; 15.8 by 32 cm.
[The Catholic church at Bandel, near Hooghly, in the middle distance, buildings on the river bank and boats in the foreground]. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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Watercolour by Sir Charles D'Oyly of the Catholic church at Bandel, near Hooghly in West Bengal, inscribed: 'N1' 'Bandel Church and Refectory. Augt 1820.', from an album in red leather covers with a gold stamped border, containing 28 water-colours of a trip along the Bhagirathi and Ganges Rivers,...
