Album of drawings made during a tour of India, February to May 2001.. Artist(s): Massingham, Mike (b.1952)
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Album of drawings made during a tour of India, February to May 2001. Aside from those drawings made from memory and on train and bus journeys, these pictures were all drawn on the spot at various places in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi and in the newly established state of Uttaranchal (fo...
Nautch at a grand Calcutta mansion, with English guests being entertained. Artist(s): Hutchisson, William Henry Florio (fl. 1815-1861), attributed to
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A nautch party in a grand Calcutta mansion for Durga Puja, with British visitors being entertained, 1830-40. Dancers and musicians are in the centre before the seated visitors, brilliantly lit from above. The shrine with the Goddess image is in the rear, while the shadowy wings are occupied by...
Himalayan view, Gangotri, original drawing for aquatint published in Views in the Himala. Artist(s): Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
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FRASER, JAMES BAILLIE (1783-1856) ‘Gangotree the holy shrine of Mahadeo’, 1815. Watercolour heightened with white; 27 by 38.5 cm. Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing:: ‘The source of the Ganges in the East Indies.’ Provenance: Rathbone Collection, Liverpool; purchased 2003. Published...
The Left Battery at the Observatory (Pir-Ghaib) on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
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The Left Battery at the Observatory (Pir-Ghaib) on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857. Inscribed: ‘August 11th, ’57.’ ‘No. 1. View of the Observatory with a part of the left heavy gun battery which is immediately in front of it; as this battery is built just on the edge of the hill it was impossible ...
TANDY, FRANCIS LATTER (1835-57) Francis Latter Tandy, b. 6 March 1834, son of Edward Tandy of Crosthwaite Terrace, Kingstown. Nominated for a cadetsh ...
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TANDY, FRANCIS LATTER (1835-57) Francis Latter Tandy, b. 6 March 1834, son of Edward Tandy of Crosthwaite Terrace, Kingstown. Nominated for a cadetship by W.J. Eastwick at the recommendation of Lieut.-Gen. Latter. Tandy was at the Military Seminary at Addiscombe from 6 February 1852 to 9 Decemb...
The Left battery at the Observatory on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
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The Left battery at the Observatory on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857. ‘No. 2. View of the remaining part of the left heavy gun battery; the right gun in this view and the gun in No. 1 are meant for the same piece, the battery was first built for 1 gun and one 8-inch howitzer and has gradually been...
The picquet at Flagstaff Tower on top of the Ridge at Delhi, with part of the camp, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
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The picquet at Flagstaff Tower on top of the Ridge at Delhi, with part of the camp, 1857. ‘No. 3. View of the Flagstaff Tower and picket post on the height in our front; the road leading down to the right past the tents leads to camp and the continuation of this road in the opposite direction...
The Chauburji Mosque on the Ridge at Delhi with the Mosque Picquet, with Delhi in the distance, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
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The Chauburji Mosque on the Ridge at Delhi with the Mosque Picquet, with Delhi in the distance, 1857. ‘No. 4. View of the Mosque Picket from the road leading from Camp; here you see also the road leading from the Flagstaff (from the left) on to the right to Hindoo Rao’s, from the Mosque there...
View of Delhi from the Centre Battery on the Ridge, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
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View of Delhi from the Centre Battery on the Ridge, 1857. ‘No. 5. View of Delhi from the rear of the centre mortar battery. The white Line in the distance on the very left is part of the river passing on the other side of the palace, then comes the long red palace wall with two conspicuous ga...
The Crow's Nest Picquet on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
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The Crow’s Nest Picquet on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857. ‘No. 6. View of the interior of the Crow’s nest; it will give you some idea of the pleasant nature of the ground we have to work on, on the very top is one light field gun and from that point running down the hill to the left is a stone bre...