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701. EAP1016/5/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/5/1/1
Title:
A brass pointer [Late 19th century]
Scope & Content:
A brass pointer. Pointers are used by Lama Manipas to indicate key scenes depicted on the narrative thangka of the story being recounted. 90 cm long, decorated with two small bells attached to the shaft of the pointer with cloth. Chak Dhar. ལྕགས་མདའ (Wylie lcags mda') Pema Wangdu suggests that t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
2 TIFF images

702. Foster 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 8
Title:
Britannia being presented with the riches of the East. Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain. Commissioned by the East India Company in 1728 for the Court Room of East India House. Artist(s): Rysbrack, Michael (1694-1770)
Scope & Content:
Symbolical group illustrating the commercial wealth of Britain, 1729-30. Britannia, seated on a globe under a rock by the sea shore is looking towards the east. Her right hand leans on a Union shield and her left holds a trident. She wears a naval crown. Before her stand three female figures; In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1729-1730
Extent:
1 Item

703. Foster 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 33
Title:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Equestrian statuette. Artist(s): D'Orsay, Count Alfred Guillaume Gabriel (1801-1852) and Nicholson, Thomas Henry (d. 1870)
Scope & Content:
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Made c.1845 Equestrian statuette. Bareheaded in uniform. Bronze; 19 ins (48 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded D’Orsay wrote to Henry Bulwer, March 1845, saying ‘I have just made a statuette of the Duke of Wellington on h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item

704. Foster 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 53
Title:
Robert Clive, 1st Baron Plassey (1725-74). Governor of Bengal. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume but wearing the badge of the Order of the Bath on a ribbon round his neck. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Robert Clive, lst Baron Plassey (1725-74). Governor of Bengal. Made 1764 Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume but wearing the badge of the Order of the Bath on a ribbon round his neck. He holds a short sword in his right hand. At his feet a shield with the device of Medusa’s hea...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item

705. Foster 54

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 54
Title:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-66. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume,. Artist(s): Scheemakers, Peter (1691-1781)
Scope & Content:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-66. Made 1764. Full-length figure, bareheaded, in Roman costume. He holds a short sword in his right hand. At his feet a helmet and a sheaf of arrows. Marble: 68 ins (172 cms) high Inscribed on front: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1764
Extent:
1 Item

706. Foster 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 57
Title:
Sir Richard Temple (1826-1902), 1st Baronet, CB; CIE. Bust: in civilian uniform wearing cloak and star; collar and badge of the Star of India. Artist(s): Rost, Adolphus E.L. (fl. c.1880-1922)
Scope & Content:
Sir Richard Temple (1826-1902), 1st Baronet, C.B., C.I.E.. Made, c.1880. Bust: in civilian uniform wearing cloak and star; collar and badge of the Star of India. Plaster, coloured bronze; 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Presented by Temple’s son, Sir Richard Carnac Temple, 1922 Temple served in the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

707. Foster 138

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 138
Title:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Bust. Copy by Messrs Farmer and Brindley of F437. Artist(s): Noble, Matthew (1818-1876), after
Scope & Content:
Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Made 1856. Bust, head turned slightly to the right. Crowned, with earrings, patterned dress and Star of the Garter on her left breast. Marble: 25 ins (63.5 cms) high Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded Copy by Messrs. Farmer and Brindley of F437. Exhibited:...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1856
Extent:
1 Item

708. Foster 241

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 241
Title:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshall and Prime Minister. Life-size figure in undress uniform, with long military cloak slightly thrown back. Artist(s): Noble, Matthew (1818-1876)
Scope & Content:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field Marshall and Prime Minister Made 1855 Full-length figure in undress uniform, with long military cloak slightly thrown back. The arms are folded upon the breast, the right hand holding a field-marshal’s baton, the left resting on his ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

709. Foster 242

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 242
Title:
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquis (1760-1842), Governor-General of Fort William, Bengal, 1798-1805. Artist(s): Weekes, Henry (1807-1877)
Scope & Content:
Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess (1760-1842), Governor-General of Fort William, Bengal, 1798-1805. Made 1845. In civilian costume with a cloak falling from his right shoulder in heavey folds. The Garter is on his left leg, the star of the same order on his breast. The left hand holds ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

710. Foster 243

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 243
Title:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis (1738-1805), Governor-General of Fort William 1786-93 and 1805. Full length figure in Roman costume, face turned to the left. Artist(s): Bacon, John (1740-1799)
Scope & Content:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis (1738-1805), Governor-General of Fort William, Bengal, 1786-93 and July to October, 1805. Made 1793-98 Full length figure in Roman costume, face turned to the left. His left hand holds a sheathed sword; the right extends the olive branch of peace. At his feet ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1793-1798
Extent:
1 Item

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