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1. Add Or 2514-2525

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2514-2525
Title:
Add.Or.2514-2525 12 drawings made for Lieutenant-Colonel W.R. Gilbert depicting his houses, gardens, servants and local scenery at Hazaribagh (Bihar), ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2514-2525 12 drawings made for Lieutenant-Colonel W.R. Gilbert depicting his houses, gardens, servants and local scenery at Hazaribagh (Bihar), Sambalpur (Orissa) and Surguja (Central Provinces). By a Calcutta artist, perhaps from Murshidabad, c.1825. Water-colour; 17.25 by 26 ins (unl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1826
Extent:
12 items

2. Add Or 2522

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2522
Title:
Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert and other British officers being entertained with a nautch by the Raja of Sambalpur
Scope & Content:
The Commandant, Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert, and other British officers, being entertained with a nautch by the Raja of Sambalpur (Orissa). They are seated under a tent in a courtyard of the palace. On the left the Raja and his guests, on the right, nautch girls and musicians, in the foregroun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 2524

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2524
Title:
A group of Lieut. -Colonel W.R. Gilbert's servants on the veranda of a bungalow.
Scope & Content:
A group of Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert’s servants on the verandah of a bungalow. The ayahs and a child are seated on the floor, another ayah carries a plate of bread-and-butter, a ‘khidmatgar’ pours tea at a table from a silver teapot, while an ‘abdar’ pours water into a glass carried on a tray...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD2058

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2058
Title:
Horse portrait; Beggar Girl, a black horse with a jockey in red and purple, beside a post. Owner, Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Gilbert of the Ramgarh Battalion, Bihar. Artist(s): MacLeod, Alexander Francis Peter (1787-1829)
Scope & Content:
Horse portrait; ‘Beggar Girl’, a black horse with a jockey in red and purple, beside a post. Owner, Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert of the Ramgarh Battalion, Bihar. c.1825. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Beggar Girl. The property of Colonel W.R. Gilbert.’ ‘A.F.P. MaCleod Pinxit.’ Water-colour; 16...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD2059

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2059
Title:
Mausoleum of the Muslim saint, Makhdum Shah Daulat, Maner (Bihar)
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of the Muslim saint, Makhdum Shah Daulat, Maner (Bihar). c.1825. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘View at Maner.’ Water-colour; 16.5 by 21.25 ins. Purchased 6 March 1963. Note: This picture was part of the same collection as WD2058 and Add.Or.2514-2524 belonging to Lieut.-Colonel Sir...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD2061

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2061
Title:
A view of Manantoddy, Malabar district, showing the hospital
Scope & Content:
A view of Manantoddy, Malabar district, showing the hospital. c.1845. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Manantoddy taken from the hill opposite the Divine’s Quarters. The hospital-in the centre.’ 1842 water-mark. Pen-and-ink and wash; 9.5 by 15.25 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD2061-2063

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2061-2063
Title:
WD2061-2063 3 drawings of Manantoddy, Malabar district. Purchased 6 March 1963 together with WD2058-2060 and Add.Or.2514-2524 from the Gilbert Collect ...
Scope & Content:
WD2061-2063 3 drawings of Manantoddy, Malabar district. Purchased 6 March 1963 together with WD2058-2060 and Add.Or.2514-2524 from the Gilbert Collection (see WD2060).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1844-1846
Extent:
3 items

8. WD2062

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2062
Title:
Another view of Manantoddy, Malabar district, showing the commanding officer’s quarters and kacheri
Scope & Content:
Another view of Manantoddy, Malabar district, showing the commanding officer’s quarters and kachheri. c.1845. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Commanding Officer’s Quarters & Cutcherry taken from Mr Lancaster’s Hill.’ Pencil; 9.5 by 15.25 ins
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD2063

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2063
Title:
Hilly landscape, Manantoddy, Malabar district; a few houses in the foreground
Scope & Content:
Hilly landscape, Manantoddy, Malabar district; a few houses in the foreground. c.1845. Pencil; 9.5 by 15.25 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item