Nawab Shuja al-Daula's palace at Lucknow. Wrongly inscribed: 'Ancient Palace of Emperors of Hindoostan at Lahore'.. Artist(s): Longcroft, Thomas (c. 1760-1811)
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The palace of Shuja‘ al-Daula at Lucknow, with the mosque of Asaf al-Daula’s Imambara behind, taken from across the river Gumti. c.1798. Inscribed (wrongly): ‘Ancient Palace of Emperors of Hindoostan at Lahore’. In Barton’s hand: ‘given to me by the Nawab Saadat Ali of Oudh’. Wash; 40.5 by 6...
View of Hardwar, showing the divided Ganges and the islands with the foothills beyond. Artist(s): Robinson, Edward (c. 1755-1781)
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View of Hardwar, showing the divided Ganges and the islands with the foothills beyond. Inscribed: ‘A View of Hurdawah, Drawn by G. Robinson Engineer 1775’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 23.5 by 38.5 cm. Purchased 1989. Note: The original faint and damaged pencil inscription has been overwrit...
Moored boats from Arakan or Chittagong. Artist(s): Prinsep, Thomas (1800-1830)
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Moored boats from Arakan or Chittagong c.1828. Inscribed on album page: ‘Mugh boats’. Water-colour; 15 by 19.5 cm. Note: Mugh is a name commonly applied to natives of Arakan or Chittagong.
Scrapbook of 52 drawings depicting the daily life of the Clarence family c.1873-90, along with photographs, letters and newspaper cuttings. Almost all are by Clarence, a few by his first wife Blanche. Artist(s): Clarence, Lovell Burchett (1838-1917)
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Scrapbook (ff.1-52) of drawings in pencil, pen and ink or water-colour depicting the daily life of the Clarence family c.1873-90, along with photographs, letters and newspaper cuttings. Almost all are by Clarence, a few by his first wife Blanche, and the album was compiled largely from drawings...
'The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it)'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it’). Water-colour; 12 by 17.2 cm. Note: The simple grave of Emperor Aurangzeb, ruled 1658-1707, a stone slab on a wooden platform, is within the courtyard of the shrine of Shaikh Burham ud-Din G...
The regulator at Mangla, Naoshera District, on the River Jhelum at the head of the Upper Jhelum Canal. Artist(s): Lister, Dorothy Prideaux (fl.1920s)
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The regulator at Mangla, Naoshera District, on the River Jhelum at the head of the Upper Jhelum Canal, c.1924. An original label on reverse recorded the drawing was exhibited at the Simla Fine Arts Exhibition entitled ‘The Dam at Mangla by Mrs D. Lyster, The Elysium Hotel, Simla, price 50 rupee...
The barracks for European troops at Berhampore with three sepoys in the foreground. Artist(s): Connor, James (b. 1766)
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The barracks for European troops at Berhampore with three sepoys in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘View of Berhampore taken from the Seapoy Lines. James Connor’. In pencil: ‘(1790)’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 25 by 48 cm. Purchased 1990. Note: Berhampore was chosen as a cantonment to keep...
House and garden with a seated group in the foreground. Mr Birch's house at Baraset. Artist(s): Cornish, Hubert (1757-1823)
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House and garden with a seated group in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Mr Birch’s Garden House Barraset 16 miles from Calcutta with Clumps of Bamboos’. Water-colour; 40.5 by 54.5 cm. Purchased 1990. Note: The house belonged to Richard Comyns Birch (1760-1807) Bengal Civil Service, gr...
Savandurga from the north. Artist(s): McPherson, John (1770-1796)
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Savandurga from the north. Inscribed: ‘J. McPherson pinxt. Severndroog. From the Picquets of Lord C - Army & the face which was reached & stormed.’ Water-colour; 15.8 by 21.5 cm. Note: Savandurga was stormed by the army of Lord Cornwallis on 21 January 1792.
