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200382. WD4032
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4032
- Title:
- The Nizamat Kila or Palace of Murshidabad, seen from the opposite bank of the Bhagirathi river with the Nawab’s barge in the foreground. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
- Scope & Content:
- The Nizamat Kila or Palace of Murshidabad, seen from the opposite bank of the Bhagirathi river with the Nawab’s barge in the foreground. 22.5 by 44 cm. Note: The palace, designed by General Duncan Macleod (1780-1856) Bengal Engineers, in the style of Government House, Calcutta, was completed i...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1830s-1840s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200383. WD4033
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4033
- Title:
- At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow. Artist(s): Prinsep, William
- Scope & Content:
- At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow surrounded by vultures, crows, crocodiles and an hyena. 23 by 67 cm.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1830s-1840s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200384. WD4034
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4034
- Title:
- River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
- Scope & Content:
- River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. 23 by 66 cm.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1830s-1840s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200385. WD4035
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4035
- Title:
- Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
- Scope & Content:
- Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house during Durga puja. 23 by 43.5 cm. Note: A study for this composition, clearly not by Prinsep, is at WD4495. The subject matter and treatment is rather unlike Prinsep’s normal style, and it is possible that this i...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1830s-1840s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200386. WD4036
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4036
- Title:
- Hari-ka-charan and temple at Hardwar, with pilgrims on the river banks. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
- Scope & Content:
- Hari-ka-charan and temple at Hardwar, with pilgrims on the river banks. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Hurdwar Ghats’. 23 by 67.5 cm.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1830s-1840s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200387. WD4037
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4037
- Title:
- A shrine and worshippers on the banks of a river, possibly near Hardwar. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
- Scope & Content:
- A shrine and worshippers on the banks of a river, possibly near Hardwar. 23 by 33 cm.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1830s-1840s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200388. WD4038
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4038
- Title:
- Malabari men and women engaged in various processes of cotton weaving, apparently in Malta.. Artist(s): Tresham, Henry (1750-1814)
- Scope & Content:
- Men and women engaged in various processes of cotton weaving. Inscribed in a painted trompe l’oeil panel: ‘MALTA - Indians from the Coast of MALABAR. Brought over by Admiral Suffren’.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1789
- Extent:
- 1 Item
200389. WD4038-4039
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4038-4039
- Title:
- TRESHAM, HENRY (1750-1814) Born Dublin. Portrait painter, exhibited Dublin Society of Artists. Moved to London 1775, and then to the continent under ...
- Scope & Content:
- TRESHAM, HENRY (1750-1814) Born Dublin. Portrait painter, exhibited Dublin Society of Artists. Moved to London 1775, and then to the continent under the patronage of Lord Cawdor, becoming a member of the Academies of Rome and Bologna. Returned to England in 1789. Exhibited RA from 1789; elected...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1788-1790
- Extent:
- 2 items
200390. WD4039
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4039
- Title:
- A group of Malabari men, women and children sitting and standing outside a building near the sea. Artist(s): Tresham, Henry (1750-1814)
- Scope & Content:
- A group of men, women and children sitting and standing outside a building near the sea. Note: Admiral Pierre Andre de Suffren (1726-88) fought four indecisive naval battles against Admiral Sir Edward Hughes during the Mysore Wars and returned to France after the Treaty of Paris in 1783, arrivi...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1789
- Extent:
- 1 Item