Palace of Kharak Singh at Bhadur. Worked up from an earlier sketch of December 1841. Artist(s): Layard, Frederic Peter (1818-1891)
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Palace of Kharak Singh at Bhadur. Inscribed: ‘Palace of Kurruck Sing - Raja at Bhudour. F.P. Layard. Sukkur 1842. Sketched December 14th 1841’. Note: Kharak Singh, son of Dip Singh, was one of the Bhadaur Sirdars. At the time of the Sutlej campaign he gave assistance to the British with an...
'North East Bastion. Bukkur Fort with Roree in the Distance'. Worked up from an earlier sketch of July 1842. Artist(s): Layard, Frederic Peter (1818-1891)
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‘North East Bastion. Bukkur Fort with Roree in the Distance. Eled(?) on the River Sutledge. Octr. 23 1843. F.P. Layard. Sketd. Suckkur July 1842’.
Inscribed on reverse: 'View of the Grove, & Cluster of Pagodas, in rear of the British Cantonment, on the north side of City of Baroda; celebrated for the number of Suthees performed there'. Artist(s): Byers, James Broff (1785-1870)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘View of the Grove, & Cluster of Pagodas, in rear of the British Cantonment, on the north side of City of Baroda; celebrated for the number of Suthees performed there. Sketched on the 2d Decr. 1816. Finished here, 20th Jany. 1817. JBB.’ Signed: ‘J.B. Bryers 1816.’ ...
Mountainous landscape near the source of the Ganges. Artist(s): Byers, James Broff (1785-1870)
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Mountainous landscape near the source of the Ganges. Water-colour; 30 by 42.7 cm. Note: This may be the original of WD2468, attributed by Sir William Foster to Francis Nicholson.
Muharram festival procession. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Muharram festival procession. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Procession of the Tazeeas during the Moohurram at the P.hatman a Moosulman Burial Ground - Benares’. Water-colour; 25.4 by 17.4 cm. Purchased 1994. Note: Reproduced in ‘Benares illustrated’, lithographed by G. Barnard, '.... the spot in wh...
View of a river and the distant Malabar hills, October 1874. Artist(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
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View of a river and the distant Malabar hills, October 1874. Inscribed: ‘Malabar 1874’ and ‘EL 1874’. Water-colour with scratching out; 17.5 by 37.6 cm. Purchased 1994. Provenance: Frances, Lady Waldegrave and thence by descent. Note: ‘Indian journal’, 24 October 1874: 'The palms are in a p...
The Brihadiswaraswami Temple, Tanjore, September 1874. Artist(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
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The Brihadiswaraswami Temple, Tanjore, September 1874. Inscribed: ‘EL. 1875’. Water-colour; 25.4 by 39.5 cm. Purchased 1994. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs. Bonham Carter. Note: Lear's ‘Indian journal’ entry for 20 September 1874: 'This great pyramid is a wonderfully fine thing and, being old an...
Smaller mosque of Aurangzeb, with the north minaret covered with scaffolding. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Smaller mosque of Aurangzeb, with the north minaret covered with scaffolding. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Madhoray Ghat and the Minarets. 10 March 1826’. Water-colour; 26.5 by 17.8 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: Reproduction in ‘Benares illustrated’, lithographed by L. Haghe. 'At the time of drawing...
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...