'Esplanade. Colombo. Queen’s House. Old Dutch Powder Magazine. P. Lysaght. May 1837'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
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‘Esplanade. Colombo. Queen’s House. Old Dutch Powder Magazine. P. Lysaght. May 1837’. Water-colour; 37.5 by 56.5 cm. Note: Queen’s House in the fort was the official residence of the Governor.
'Garden Side, Queen’s House, Colombo. P. Lysaght. May 1837'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
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‘Garden Side, Queen’s House, Colombo. P. Lysaght. May 1837’. Water-colour; 38.5 by 57 cm. Note: The gardens of Queen’s House covered an area of four acres and were planted with fine examples of indigenous plants.
Panorama of the fort, Colombo, from the gardens of Queen’s House, showing the military parade ground, the garden side of Queen’s House, Custom House and landing place, looking across the lake to the barracks on Slave Island with Adam's Peak beyond. Art
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Panorama of the fort, Colombo, from the gardens of Queen’s House, showing the military parade ground, the garden side of Queen’s House, Custom House and landing place, looking across the lake to the barracks on Slave Island with Adam’s Peak in the far distance. Inscribed with notes. Water-colo...
Mount Lavinia, Colombo from the landward side with the army barracks, sometimes used as a sanatorium for the troops, in the foreground, July 1837. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
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Mount Lavinia, Colombo from the landward side with the army barracks, sometimes used as a sanatorium for the troops, in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘Mount Lavinia, 7 miles from Colombo. P. Lysaght, Pt. 78 Highlanders, July 1837’. Water-colour; 38.5 by 61.5 cm. Note: The house was built in 18...
Panorama of Kandy looking across the artificial lake to the town and distant mountains. The lake is crossed by a raised causeway with wide streets running up the hill transversed by smaller ones. The governor’s house is on the right.... Artist(s): Lys
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Panorama of Kandy looking across the artificial lake to the town and distant mountains. The lake is crossed by a raised causeway with wide streets running up the hill transversed by smaller ones. The governor’s house, Queen’s Pavilion, is on the right with Lady Horton’s Walk winding up behind....