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032-003280229 Collection Area Visual Arts

1. WD111-113, WD359, WD1407

Reference (shelfmark):
WD111-113, WD359, WD1407
Title:
WD111-113; WD359; WD1407 5 drawings of towns and hill forts in S. India probably made during the third Mysore War. Originally in the collection of Si ...
Scope & Content:
WD111-113; WD359; WD1407 5 drawings of towns and hill forts in S. India probably made during the third Mysore War. Originally in the collection of Sir Gore Ouseley (in India 1788-1805). Purchased 12 December 1919.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1789-1791
Extent:
5 items

2. WD113

Reference (shelfmark):
WD113
Title:
View of Nandidrug (Mysore). Artist(s): Unknown.
Scope & Content:
Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Nandidrug by an unknown artist, c.1790. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Nundedroog’; signed’: P(?).C.’ Nandidrug is a hill-fort in Karnataka sited 4,851 feet above sea level. Composed chiefly of granite, gneiss and hornblende, the imposing perpendicular rock is 1,5...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD359

Reference (shelfmark):
WD359
Title:
A hill fort, S. India (probably Mysore); two Indians and two British soldiers in the foreground
Scope & Content:
A hill fort, S. India (probably Mysore); two Indians and two British soldiers in the foreground. c.1790. Water-colour; 14 by 19.5 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD1407

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1407
Title:
A hill fort, S. India (probably Mysore); a village in the foreground
Scope & Content:
A hill fort, S. India (probably Mysore); a village in the foreground. c.1790. Water-colour; 14 by 20.5 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD111

Reference (shelfmark):
WD111
Title:
A walled town, S. India (probably Mysore). Artist(s): Allan, Sir Alexander, 1st Baronet (1764-1820), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Water-colour painting of a walled town in south India (probably Mysore), attributed to Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (1764-1820), dated circa 1790. This is one of five drawings of towns and hill forts in south India probably made during the third Mysore War. They were originally in the colle...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD112

Reference (shelfmark):
WD112
Title:
A walled town, S. India (probably Mysore). Artist(s): Allan, Sir Alexander, 1st Baronet (1764-1820), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Water-colour painting of a walled town in south India (probably Mysore), attributed to Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (1764-1820), dated circa 1790. Note: WD111-112 are possibly by Capt. Alexander Allan. This is one of five drawings of towns and hill forts in south India probably made during...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item