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121. Foster 826

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 826
Title:
Mahadaji Sindhia (ruled 1782-94). A three quarter length portrait, the face turned half left but looking forward. Maratha leader and warrior. Artist(s): Wales, James (1747-1795)
Scope & Content:
Mahadaji Sindhia (ruled 1782-94). A three quarter length portrait, the face turned half left but looking forward. Maratha leader and warrior. (h: 76.5cm w: 63.8cm)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1792
Extent:
1 Item

122. Foster 828

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 828
Title:
General John Nicholson (1821-57). Bust portrait; his hands resting on the hilt of his sword. Posthumous portrait. Artist(s): Dicksee, John Robert (1817-1905), after
Scope & Content:
General John Nicholson (1821-57) Bust portrait; his hands resting on the hilt of his sword. He is wearing the Sutlej campaign medal without bars (1845-46) and the Punjab Campaign medal without bars (1848-49). Posthumous portrait, c.1867. 36 by 28 ins (91.5 by 71 cms) Bequeathed by Miss E. W...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1867
Extent:
1 Item

123. Foster 830

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 830
Title:
Major Edward Vibart (1807-57) in uniform. Three-quarter length. Bengal Light Cavalry, 1824-57 .He stands with his left hand on the hilt of his sword and Is holding his plumed helmet with his right
Scope & Content:
Three-quarter length portrait of Major Edward Vibart (1807-57) in the uniform of the Bengal Light Cavalry, c.1833. He stands with his left hand on the hilt of his sword and is holding his plumed helmet with his right. 36 by 28 ins (91.5 by 71 cms) Bequeathed by Mrs. Audrey Farmiloe, a descend...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1833
Extent:
1 Item

124. Foster 831

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 831
Title:
Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baronet (1745-1813). Director of the East India Company. Head and shoulders portrait
Scope & Content:
Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baronet (1745-1813), c.1805 Head and shoulders portrait. 30.5 by 25 ins (77.5 by 63.5 cms) Presented 11 August 1978 by Miss Agnes Wright, who inherited it from her brother-in-law, Sir Theophilus Metfcalfe, 7th Baronet, following his death in Wellington, New...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

125. Foster 832

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 832
Title:
Lady Susannah Selina Sophia Metcalfe (1756-1815). Married Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, lst Baronet, in Calcutta in 1782. Head and shoulders portrait.
Scope & Content:
Lady Susannah Selina Sophia Metcalfe (1756-1815) c.1786. Wife of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, lst Baronet. Head and shoulders portrait. She wears her hair in ringlets and has a frilled collar. 21 by 17.5 ins (53.3 by 44.5 cms) Presented 11 August 1978 by Miss Agnes Wright, who inherited ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1786
Extent:
1 Item

126. Foster 833

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 833
Title:
Government Art Collection loan Mrs Frances Johnson (1725-1812). The 'Begum' Johnson. A half-length portrait. Artist(s): Hickey, Thomas (1741-1824)
Scope & Content:
Mrs. Frances Johnson (1725-1812). Attributed to Hickey, c.1790 Mrs. Johnson was the second daughter of Edward Crooke, Governor of Fort St. David. According to her own account as recorded on her tomb in St. John's churchyard, Calcutta, in 1738, at the age of thirteen, she married Parry Purple ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1784
Extent:
1 Item

127. Foster 835

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 835
Title:
Lady Susannah Selina Sophia Metcalfe (1756-1815) wth her young son, Charles Metcalfe (1785-1846). Three quarter length, dressed in a black dress and a gold shawl and turban, she is seated with the young Charles Metcalfe on her knee
Scope & Content:
Lady Susannah Selina Sophia Metcalfe (1756-1815) wth her young son, Charles Metcalfe (1785-1846), c.1790. Three quarter length, dressed in a black dress and a gold shawl and turban, she is seated with the young Charles Metcalfe on her knee. The child is dressed in a white shirt and trousers. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

128. Foster 837

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 837
Title:
Arthur Conolly (1807-c.1842). Half-length portrait showing Conolly in Persian dress, his right hand on the hilt of his dagger. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Arthur Conolly (1807-c.1842). c.1838 or 1839 Half-length portrait showing Conolly in Persian dress, his right hand on the hilt of his dagger. A bearded figure, he is shown against a brownish-black background wearing a red - brown turban and a brown robe. 14 by 12 ins (35.5 by 30.5 cms) Bequ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

129. Foster 839

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 839
Title:
Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi (1869-1948). Head and shoulders portrait of Gandhi wearing spectacles and a shawl. Artist(s): Amschewitz, John Henry (1882-1942)
Scope & Content:
Mohandas Karamcand Gandhi (1869-1948), 1931 Head and shoulders portrait of Gandhi wearing spectacles and a shawl. Inscribed: ‘Gandhi, J.H. Amschewitz, Nov, 1931’ and in pencil on the reverse ‘Gandhi, study from life, London, Nov 1931’. Oil on hardboard; 10.75 by 8 ins (27.2 by 20.5 cms) Pres...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1931
Extent:
1 Item

130. Foster 840

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 840
Title:
Sir William Jones (1746-94). Three-quarters length portrait by A.W. Devis. He is seated at a table on which is a statuette of Ganesa, against the background of a balcony with a column and draperies. Artist(s): Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822)
Scope & Content:
Sir William Jones (1746-94), aged 47, painted 1793 Three-quarters length portrait. The subject is wearing a white cravat and shirt, black coat, breeches and boots. He is seated against the background of a balcony with a column and draperies gathered up on the right. His head is turned to his...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1793
Extent:
1 Item