Haripur, Hazara. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Haripur, Hazara. ‘Hurrepoor backed by Gundgurh from my round Tower at N.E. corner of Tower. J.A. This is a very lovely effect at sunset in winter. The sky being purple crysalite and ultramarine and the dark purple mass of the mountain setting off the warm golden rays’. Pencil; 32 by 40.8 cm.
Kneeling elephant with howdah. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Kneeling elephant with howdah. ‘Moolla Buksh. The Elephant from the back of which I laid down the Boundary Line, between the Territories of Great Britain, Lahore ie. Sikh State and Jumboo. He was captured from me, during the Sikh War but re-taken. J. Abbott’. Pencil and ink; 23 by 33 cm.
Amorous Sikh couple. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Sikh couple. ‘Love at first sight; Beauty of the Court of Runjeet Singh by Godfrey Kneller of the Court. See Gallery of Beauty, Goojrat. This is not to be regarded as an intentional caricature. It is in fact a deliberate attempt to depict delicate sentiment’. Pencil and ink; 32 by 39.5 cm.
Ruined temple near Pind Dadan Khan. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Ruined temple near Pind Dadan Khan. ‘This singular Scytho Greek Ruin is at the old deserted Fort of Raam Kata or Mulote or Shahgurh. It bears all three names in the Salt Range Dooka Indus and Hydaspes. It must be 1500 years old. I had not time to make a very perfect sketch. The sculpture i...
The Purana Kila, Delhi. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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The Purana Kila, Delhi. ‘J. Abbott 1858’. On original mount: ‘Ruined Fortress of Inderprust, the original Delhi. Site, coeval with Troy: existing ruins built by Sher Shah, circa AD 1545’. Pencil and ink; 32.8 by 54.6 cm.
View of the Himalayas. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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View of the Himalayas. ‘The Snowy range from Bagi. J. Abbott 1864’. On original mount: ‘The Himalaya from Bhagi 50 m. beyond Simla, from Nature by J. Abbott’. Pencil and ink heightened with white; 50 by 69.5 cm.