KITTOE COLLECTION. KITTOE, MARKHAM (1808-1853) In India 1825-53. Officer in Bengal 6th Native Infantry. 1848-53 Archaeological Enquirer to Governme ...
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KITTOE COLLECTION. KITTOE, MARKHAM (1808-1853) In India 1825-53. Officer in Bengal 6th Native Infantry. 1848-53 Archaeological Enquirer to Government in the North Western Provinces. Published ‘Illustrations of Indian architecture from the Muhammadan conquest downwards’ (London, 1838). --------...
Album of 50 drawings; mainly of sculpture in U.P. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Between 1846 and 1853. A few drawings are by Kittoe himself, but the majority are by Indian draftsmen whom he had trained
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ff.1-8 Sculpture from Benares (U.P.). f.9 Sculpture from Jhansi (Bundelkhand). f.10 Sculpture from Kuntit. f.11 Sculpture from Gaur (Bengal). f.12 Sculpture from Bupaha, Tirhut (Bihar). f.13 Carved doorway from site between Gaya and Nawada (Bihar). ff.14-20 Sculpture from Kurki...
Album of 61 drawings of mainly unidentified sculpture and architectural details. Between 1846 and 1853. A few drawings are by Kittoe himself, but the majority are by Indian draftsmen whom he had trained
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ff.1-50 Unidentified sculpture and architectural details. f.51 Lion columns from Mettiah and Singhia. ff.52-61 Unidentified sculpture and architectural details.
Album of 61 drawings of mainly unidentified sculpture and architectural details, including in Bihar. A few drawings are by Markham Kittoe himself, but the majority are by Indian draftsmen whom he had trained.
