Inscribed on original label: 'Fort Cornwallis. P. of W. Island from the Culloden, January 1805'. Artist(s): Locker, Edward Hawke (1777-1849)
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Inscribed on original label: ‘Fort Cornwallis. P. of W. Island from the Culloden, January 1805 E.H.L.’ Water-colour; 15.2 by 28 cm. Purchased 1980. Note: The ‘Culloden’ was Admiral Pellew’s flagship, in which Locker sailed to the East.
Two catamarans crossing the surf, with other shipping anchored off-shore, Madras
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Two catamarans crossing the surf, with other shipping anchored off-shore, Madras. c.1900. Water-colour; 31.3 by 47 cm. Presented by the National Army Museum, 1980.
Portrait of a Sikh. Artist(s): Kirkwood, T. (fl. 1900s)
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Portrait of a Sikh. Signed and inscribed in Punjabi: ‘Bhagat Singh Sr’, and on reverse: ‘Regtl. Mufti 45th Sikhs (Modern)’. Water-colour; 34 by 21.2 cm. Presented by the National Army Museum, 1980. Note: Bhagat Singh served in the 45th (Rattray’s Sikh) Regiment of Bengal Infantry from 1884. ...
WD3786-3790 Five caricatures, originally forming part of letters written from the Punjab. c.1881. Pen and ink; various sizes. Presented by the Nation ...
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WD3786-3790 Five caricatures, originally forming part of letters written from the Punjab. c.1881. Pen and ink; various sizes. Presented by the National Army Museum, 1980.
Caricature. An official on horseback wearing a large topi and carrying a parasol followed by a shikari
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An official on horseback wearing a large topi and carrying a parasol followed by a’ shikari’. Inscribed: ‘at a black buck. Oriental palm tree’. 6.5 by 12 cm.
Caricature. An English couple and their driver in a pony cart
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An English couple and their driver in a pony cart. Inscribed: ‘Cheechawutnee to Dera Ishmail Khan - 174 miles. Mr and Mrs Abbott. April 1st 1881. Honeymooning in India, F.A.’ 13.5 by 21.5 cm.