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161. Foster 921

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 921
Title:
Portrait of the Rev. Randall Ward, Bombay Ecclesiastical establishment, signed by the artist and dated Poona 1834. Artist(s): Williams, John Godwin (fl. 1813-1837)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of the Rev. Randall Ward, Bombay Ecclesiastical establishment, signed by the artist and dated Poona 1834. Purchased 1997
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item

162. Foster 953

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 953
Title:
Parsees at prayer, the shorelines of Bombay in the distance. Signed lower right and inscribed on the back: 'Parsees at Prayer: H van Ruith Florence.'. Artist(s): Van Ruith, Horace (1839-1923)
Scope & Content:
Parsees at prayer, the shoreline of Bombay in the distance. Signed ‘Horace van Ruith’ lower right; and inscribed on the back: ‘No. 5. Parsees at Prayer: H van Ruith Florence’. Oil on board; 20.5 by 43.5 cm. Purchased 1998
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1900-1920
Extent:
1 Item

163. Foster 954

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 954
Title:
Damaged portrait of Col Younghusband
Scope & Content:
Damaged portrait of Col Younghusband
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

164. Foster 955

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 955
Title:
Damaged portrait of Col Younghusband
Scope & Content:
Damaged portrait of Col Younghusband
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

165. Foster 976

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 976
Title:
Irrawaddy streamship. Formerly Mss Eur E375/37. Artist(s): Burnie, J.C. (fl. 1961)
Scope & Content:
An Irrawaddy steamship on the river. Formerly Mss Eur E375/37. Oil on canvas. Presented by Mr. A.G. McCrae, CBE, 1992.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1961
Extent:
1 Item

166. Foster 978

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 978
Title:
The mosque on the corner of Chowringhee Road and the Dhurrumtollah in Calcutta, completed by Prince Ghulam Muhammad in 1842, with the Dhurrumtollah Bazaar in front. A Kali-puja procession is in the foreground, as are various forms of conveyances.. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), attributed to
Scope & Content:
PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874), attributed to For Prinsep’s water-colours, see PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874). His few known oil paintings seem to be the product of his years of retirement after 1842. This is probably an early example, earlier than such works as his view of Prinsep’s Ghat (‘The R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

167. Foster 980

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 980
Title:
The potter, engaged in throwing a pot on a wheel, with various examples of his art around him. Painted at Shantipur, 1792.. Artist(s): Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822)
Scope & Content:
Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822) The potter, engaged in throwing a pot on a wheel, with various examples of his art around him. Painted at Shantipur, 1792. Oil on canvas; 43.4 by 59 cm. Purchased 1999. Provenance: Biddulph family, as above; Sotheby’s 21 March 1979; private collection; Soth...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1792
Extent:
1 Item

168. Foster 1036

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1036
Title:
View of Mercara, Coorg. Artist(s): Barron, Richard (c.1798-1838)
Scope & Content:
South view of the fort at Madikeri, Coorg, 1835. Oil on board; 30 by 45.5 cm. Purchased April 2001. Note: In 1812 Linga Rajendra of Coorg constructed a European style brick palace measuring 200 feet square inside the fort. The British took control of Madikeri in 1834. On the south side of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1835
Extent:
1 Item

169. Foster 1063

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1063
Title:
Portrait of Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825). Artist(s): Home, Robert (1752-1834)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Sir David Ochterlony (1758-1825). Oil on canvas. 790 x 725 mm. Octerlony is wearing the badge of the GCB, awarded in 1816 for his services in the Anglo-Nepal War. Lord Hastings invested Ochterlony with the GCB on 20 March 1818 at a grand ceremony in camp at 'Terwah' on the upper ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 Item

170. Foster 1066

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1066
Title:
The Durga Puja being celebrated on the River Hugli, Calcutta, 1875. Artist(s): Palmer, George Gidley (1830-1905)
Scope & Content:
Painting of a night scene, showing Durga Puja festivities on the River Hughli, Calcutta. Painted in 1882, based on a drawing taken in 1875. Signed and dated on lower right corner: 'G.G. Palmer, 1882' Handwritten on verso in pencil: 'Scene on the Hooghly during the Durgha Poojah from a sketch ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1882
Extent:
1 Item