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7051. WD543, WD3203-3205

Reference (shelfmark):
WD543, WD3203-3205
Title:
MANSON, JAMES (1791-1862) Bengal army 1808-59. Lieutenant 1814; Captain 1825; Major 1841; Lieut.-Colonel 1847; Colonel 1857. From 1823 to 1828 Manso ...
Scope & Content:
MANSON, JAMES (1791-1862) Bengal army 1808-59. Lieutenant 1814; Captain 1825; Major 1841; Lieut.-Colonel 1847; Colonel 1857. From 1823 to 1828 Manson was assistant to the Superintendent of the Geological Survey of the Himalayas. For a portrait of Manson, see Add.Or.5226. --------------------- ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1825-1827
Extent:
4 items

7052. WD544

Reference (shelfmark):
WD544
Title:
Album of 38 drawings of landscapes made in England 1813-15, on the voyage to Java 1815-16 and in Java 1816-17. Artist(s): Fendall, Mary (1794-1886)
Scope & Content:
38 drawings (37 folios) of landscapes made in England 1813-15, on the voyage to Java 1815-16 and in Java 1816-17. Mostly inscribed with titles in pencil. f.14 signed: ‘Mary Fendall’. Pencil and wash; size of volume, 9 by 11.5 ins. Presented by H.E. Miller, 19 November 1938. f.1’ The Turnpi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1813-1817
Extent:
1 Item

7053. WD545

Reference (shelfmark):
WD545
Title:
Album of 25 drawings of landscapes in Kashmir, the Punjab States, Bhutan, Gwalior, Lucknow and S. India, from sketches made between 1846 and 1876. Artist(s): Ruggles, John (1827-1919)
Scope & Content:
25 drawings (25 folios) of landscapes in Kashmir, the Punjab States, Bhutan, Gwalior, Lucknow and S. India, from sketches made between 1846 and 1876. Inscribed on original cover: ‘J. Ruggles’; also inscribed with titles mostly on back, in ink and pencil. Wash; size of volume, 7 by 11 ins. f.1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1846-1876
Extent:
1 Item

7054. WD548

Reference (shelfmark):
WD548
Title:
Carved marble pillars, Chandravati (Gujarat)
Scope & Content:
Carved marble pillars, Chandravati (Gujarat). c.1824. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Marble pillars at Chandravarti.’ Pencil; 10 by 7.25 ins. Purchased 22 January 1959. Note: This may possibly be a drawing by Mrs. William Hunter-Blair who visited Chandravati with Sir Charles Colville, Comma...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1824
Extent:
1 Item

7055. WD549

Reference (shelfmark):
WD549
Title:
Government House, Madras. Artist(s): Orme, W. (fl.c.1860)
Scope & Content:
Government House, Madras. c.1860. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘W. Orme. Government House, Madras. 1811.’ Pencil and wash; 6.75 by 13.25 ins. Purchased 22 January 1959. Note: The inscribed date must be inaccurate for the house has a third storey which was added by Sir Charles Trevelyan wh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

7056. WD550

Reference (shelfmark):
WD550
Title:
Mosque near Ghazipur (U.P.). Artist(s): Hodges, William (1744-1797), after
Scope & Content:
Mosque near Ghazipur (U.P.). c.1781. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Mosque at Gazipoor.’ Pencil and wash; 13 by 17.5 ins. Purchased 22 January 1959. Note: This appears to be an original sketch by Hodges for his aquatint, 'A Mosque at Gazipoor', plate 31, ‘Select views in India,’ various addi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1781-1800
Extent:
1 Item

7057. WD557-559

Reference (shelfmark):
WD557-559
Title:
3 drawings of architecture in S. India
Scope & Content:
Jenkins went to India in the Madras Army in 1827 and became a Lieutenant in 1833. Whelpdale went to India in the Madras Army 1832 and became a Lieutenant in 1835. Ravanat Naik must have been an Indian artist in Madura who helped the two young officers with their sketches. --------------------...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1836-1839
Extent:
3 items

7058. WD959-961

Reference (shelfmark):
WD959-961
Title:
ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1767-1816) Born at Maidstone, 1767, Alexander became a student at the Royal Academy Schools in 1784. At the age of 25 he was atta ...
Scope & Content:
ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1767-1816) Born at Maidstone, 1767, Alexander became a student at the Royal Academy Schools in 1784. At the age of 25 he was attached to Lord Macartney's embassy to China as official draftsman. The expedition sailed from England in September 1792 and returned September 1794....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1792-1794
Extent:
3 items

7059. WD962

Reference (shelfmark):
WD962
Title:
Album of 16 drawings of plans, elevations, and sections of Government House, Madras, and its adjoining buildings made under the supervision of John Goldingham, Civil Engineer, Madras. Artist(s): Goldingham, John (1767-1844)
Scope & Content:
16 drawings of plans, elevations, and sections of Government House, Madras, and its adjoining buildings made under the supervision of John Goldingham, Civil Engineer, Madras. 1803. Lettered on cover: ‘Plans of Buildings in Government Gardens, Madras, 1803.’ Bookplate of 'Edward Earl of Powis'...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1803
Extent:
1 Item

7060. WD963

Reference (shelfmark):
WD963
Title:
Battle of the Banas River (Rajputana) between the British, under Major-General Roberts, and Tantia Topi. 14 August 1858. Artist(s): Forteath, Frederick Prescott (b.1833)
Scope & Content:
Battle of the Banas River (Rajputana) between the British, under Major-General Roberts, and Tantia Topi. 14 August 1858. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Battle of the Bunass. Fought between the British Forces under Major General Roberts & the Gwalior Rebels. 14th August 1858. F.P. Forteath....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
1 Item

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