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Rear view of the north gateway, Sanchi Stupa.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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Rear view of the north gate, Sanchi. Inscribed: ‘Plate IV. Rear View of the North Gateway’. ‘F. Maisey del’” Verso: ‘Fred Maisey, 67th Regt’. ‘Old Plate IV. New Plate IV’. Pencil and body colour on green card; 47 by 32 cm. Reproduced in Maisey, F.C. ‘Sanchi and its Remains’ (London, 1892, pla...
Carvings on the north gate of Sanchi Stupa, front face of the left pillar.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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Carvings on the north gateway of Sanchi Stupa, front face of left pillar. Inscribed: ‘PLATE V. See Plate VI fig.1. See Plate VI fig.2. See Plate VIII. See Plate VII fig.1.’ Verso: ‘Old Plate V. New Plate V. 67th Regt.’ Pencil and wash drawing on yellow card; 49 by 31.5 cm. Reproduced in Mais...
Carved panel from the west gate of Sanchi Stupa, inner face of the left pillar.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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Carved panel from the west gate of Sanchi Stupa, inner face of the west pillar. Inscribed: ‘XXXVI’ (in black ink), ‘XXIV’ (in red ink). Ink sketch on tracing paper, 25 by 16.5 cm. Reproduced in Maisey, F.C. ‘Sanchi and its Remains’ (London, 1892, plate XXIV) and in Fergusson, J. ‘Tree and Se...
View of an entrance to the temple at Kerdah, near Barrackpore. Artist(s): Moffat, James (1775-1815)
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View of an entrance to the temple at Kerdah, near Barrackpore Pencil, pen and brown ink and water-colour; 431 x 660 mm. Engraved: by J. Moffat as ‘Barrackpore, Pagoda near Khardah,’ and published 1805-10. Provenance: with Spencer’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Bridlington, June 1971, where purchase...
'Saul Trees in the north of Rohilcund 1792.'. Artist(s): Longcroft, Thomas (c. 1760-1811)
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Sal Trees in the north of Rohilkhand. 1792. Inscribed: ‘Saul trees to the North of Rohilcund 1792’ (lower centre, in the margin) and with indistinct initials (on the reverse). Pencil and grey wash within the artist’s wash-line border; 386 x 577 mm. Provenance: William and Mildred Archer col...
The hill fort of Anchettidurgam.. Artist(s): Colebrooke, Robert Hyde (1762-1808)
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The hill fort of Anchitty Droog. Inscribed: ‘ Achitty Droog on the backing sheet.’ Pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour; 368 x 463 mm. Provenance: With Thomas Crowe, Norwich, November 1972, where purchased for the William and Mildred Archer collection. Purchased with the assistance of ...
A small temple and choultry at Magadi (Karnataka) with Savandurga in the distnace.. Artist(s): Colebrooke, Robert Hyde (1762-1808)
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A small pagoda on a rock and a choultry at Magadi (Karnataka), with Savandurga in the distance. 334 by 493 mm. Inscribed: ‘A Pagoda at Magree A Pagoda at Magree in Mysore’ on the backing sheet. Note: In his ‘Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore’, pl. 4, Colebrooke published a view...
A temple at Magadi (Karnataka).. Artist(s): Colebrooke, Robert Hyde (1762-1808)
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A temple at Magadi (Karnataka). 290 by 469 mm. Note: The temple appears to be one of the abandoned temples which Colebrooke writes about in the text accompanying pl. 4 of the ‘Twelve Views of Places in the Kingdom of Mysore’ of 1794. In the distance may be seen the upper part of the small pa...
