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200381. WD4031

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4031
Title:
A roadside camp on the banks of a river, probably the upper reaches of the Ganges. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A roadside camp on the banks of a river, probably the upper reaches of the Ganges. 22.5 by 70 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

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

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