Temple of Ram Chaura. View inside the courtyard with men and women making offerings at the shrine. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Inside View of the Temple of Ram-Choura;’ on back in ink: ‘Inside View of the Temple of Ram Choura with Females Offerings of Flowers previous to their Devotions at the...
A small Hindu temple beneath a banyan tree, Bodhgaya
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A small Hindu temple beneath a banyan tree, Bodhgaya. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Hindu Temple and famous Banyan Tree at Bhood Gyah;’ on back in ink: ‘paid 12 rs the 15th April 1812.’ Gouache; 385 by 504 mm.Yellow border and black rules.
The Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya. By an Indian artist at Gaya, c.1810. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Paid 14 Ans the 15th April 1812.’ Pencil; 480 by 345 mm. From the collection of James Chicheley Hyde (Add.Or.3188-3274). Presented by the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children, London, 1973. Note...
Waterfall on the Tons River, near Rewah, Bundelkhand
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Waterfall on the Tons River, near Rewah, Bundelkhand. Two men with pike and matchlock are contemplating the view. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘The Waterfall in the River Thonse near Rewah in Bundlecund above the Ghauts;’ in pencil: ‘Thonse Fall, Rewah, Bundelcund.’ Water-colour and body-colour;...
A two storeyed Palladian mansion, probably in Madras
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A two storeyed Palladin mansion, probably in Madras. A ‘chaprassi’ with a Maratha-type turban stands at the foot of a flight of steps. By a Madras artist, c.1835. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Belfort House. Our place of residence;’ on original mount; ‘Cadell Esq.’. Water-colour; 26 by 42 c...
Decorated temple-car of the Srirangam temple outside Trichinopoly. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘The Streerengham Coach for the month ...... every year.’
Bungalow of a British army officer and his wife stationed at Bhuj (Cutch).
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Bungalow of the Bombay Army officer Thomas Chase Parr and his wife Harriet at Bhuj (Cutch). The bungalow has two-storeyed additions with an elaborately decorated balcony on one side. Hollyhocks and sunflowers growing in the garden. Inscribed on front in ink by Harriet Parr: ‘Our House Bhooj, ...
Ground plan of the house depicted in Add.Or.3306.. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Ground plan of our house Bhooj 1851’; also inscribed with names of rooms and key to plan. Pen-and-ink and wash; 215 by 318 mm.
The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the summit
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The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the su mmit. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1820-30. Water-colour: 222 by 178 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.