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101. Foster 638

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 638
Title:
John Mowbray, Calcutta merchant, seated at a desk piled with account books, attended by a banian or money agent and messenger. Artist(s): Hickey, Thomas (1741-1824), attributed to
Scope & Content:
John Mowbray in his office; c.1790. Mowbray, wearing a black velvet suit, cream embroidered waistcoat, grey silk stockings, and white cravat, is seated at a desk piled with account books. An Indian messenger in pink dress, white turban and orange shawl stands behind with a paper. Mowbray’s ba...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

102. Foster 639

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 639
Title:
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet, (1807-86). East India Company Bengal Civil Service 1826-38, and Governor of Madras 1859-60. A full-length portrait. Artist(s): Fonceca, John Joseph (1817-1895)
Scope & Content:
Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, 1st Baronet (1807-86), c.1861 A full-length portrait, facing right. He wears dark ceremonial dress with the red cordon of the insignia of the Bath. He holds a sword in his left hand and his plumed hat is in the crook of his right arm. On the left is a table with...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1861
Extent:
1 Item

103. Foster 651

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 651
Title:
Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-76). Author and administrator in Central India. Self-portrait.. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
Scope & Content:
Self-portrait, c.1850 Full-length, seated, wearing a black suit against a dark background. Inscribed: ‘M Taylor’ 94 by 66 ins (240 by 168 cms)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

104. Foster 657

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 657
Title:
The Burning of the 'Kent', East Indiaman. This incident occurred in the Bay of Biscay on 1 March 1825. Artist(s): Hemy, Thomas Marie Madawaska (fl. 1874-1931)
Scope & Content:
The Burning of the Kent, East Indiamen, 1825. Painted 1897. Signed and dated by the artist lower left: ‘Thomas M. Hemy 1897’ This incident occurred in the Bay of Biscay on 1 March 1825. On the left the Kent is seen in flames; on the right the ‘Cambria’ of Falmouth, whose master, William Cook...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
1 Item

105. Foster 658

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 658
Title:
Walter Coningsby Erskine, Lord Erskine, and Earl of Kellie and Mar (1810-72). Bengal Army, 46th N.I. 1828, afterwards in the Political Service in Central India. Artist(s): Barclay, John Maclaren (1811-1886)
Scope & Content:
Walter Coningsby Erskine, fifteenth Lord Erskine, twelfth Earl of Kellie and tenth Earl of Mar (1810-72), 1867 Full-length figure; the left arm resting on the plinth of a column, a walking stick in the right hand. He wears morning dress and has a monocle hanging around his neck. He stands on ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867
Extent:
1 Item

106. Foster 664

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 664
Title:
India's Homage to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey. Artist(s): Salisbury, Frank O. (1874-1962)
Scope & Content:
India’s Homage to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, 1924 The King Emperor’s four Sikh Indian Orderly Officers, Risaldar Jiwan Singh, I.D.S.M., Subadar Harnath Singh, M.C., I.O.M., Risaldar Rewat Singh, M.C., and Subadar-Major Bir Singh, M.C., standing by the grave of the Unk...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1924
Extent:
1 Item

107. Foster 667

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 667
Title:
Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792-1861). East India Company's Home service 1808-58. Three-quarter length. Artist(s): Eddis, Eden Upton (1812-1901)
Scope & Content:
Sir James Cosmo Melvill (1792-1861), c.1853 Three-quarter length. A white haired figure, facing front, sitting sideways with folded hands in a red leather chair. A book and statuette on the table to the right. 44 by 34 ins (112 by 86 cms) Presented by his grandson, Col. James Lister Melvill...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
c 1853
Extent:
1 Item

108. Foster 668

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 668
Title:
Lady Hester Jane Francis Melvill (1789-1864), wife of Sir Cosmo Melvill. Three-quarter length seated portrait facing front. Artist(s): Napier, John James (fl. 1856-1876)
Scope & Content:
Lady Heater Jane Francis Melvill (1789-1864), c.1858 Three-quarter length portrait facing front. Lady Melvill is seated against a dark background and wears a black dress and bonnet with white strings. Her left hand rests in her lap and she holds a white handkerchief in her right. 43 by 33.5 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1858
Extent:
1 Item

109. Foster 669

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 669
Title:
Landscape in northern India; a ruined temple with a domed mosque or tomb in the background and women at a well In the foreground. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840)
Scope & Content:
Landscape in northern India; a ruined temple with a domed mosque or tomb in the background and women at a well in the foreground. Painted by Thomas Daniell c.1820. Oil on canvas; 21.5 by 17 ins (54.5 by 43 cms). Presented by Sir William Foster, 1938. Literature: Shellim (1979), TD 102.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

110. Foster 792

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 792
Title:
Sir William Markby (1829-1914). Judge in Calcutta 1866-78, Reader in Indian Law, Oxford, 1878-1900, and Curator of the Indian Institute 1884-1910. Head and shoulders, red gown and dark brown background. Artist(s): Von Herkomer, Sir Hubert (1849-1914)
Scope & Content:
Sir William Markby (1829-1914), 1894 Head and shoulders, red gown and dark brown background. Inscribed: ‘HH '94’ 20 by 14 ins (51 by 35.5 cms) Presented by Lady Markby to the Indian Institute, Oxford, who transferred it to the India Office Collection in June 1962. Sir William Markby, K.C.I....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1894
Extent:
1 Item