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171. SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873)

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SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873)
Title:
SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) Smith was in India from 1805 to 1830, in the Bengal Engineers; Lieut. 1807, serving as Adjutant 1809-16; Captain 1817; Majo ...
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SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) Smith was in India from 1805 to 1830, in the Bengal Engineers; Lieut. 1807, serving as Adjutant 1809-16; Captain 1817; Major 1827; Lieut.-Colonel 1830. In 1810 he was Field Engineer with the Bengal Division and, after taking part in the capture of the Mauritius in 18...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1812-1819
Extent:
15 items

172. TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808-1876)

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TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808-1876)
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TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808-1876) Meadows Taylor joined a commercial house in Bombay in 1823, and in 1824 entered the Hyderabad State Army to which h ...
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TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808-1876) Meadows Taylor joined a commercial house in Bombay in 1823, and in 1824 entered the Hyderabad State Army to which he reverted after a period in the civil branch. He administered for the Nizam's government the principality of the young Raja of Shorapur from 18...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1829-1851
Extent:
27 items

173. WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794)

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WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794)
Title:
WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794) Madras army c.1760-64. Ensign and Lieutenant; 1773-87. Captain c.1773; Lieut.Colonel 1786; pensioned 1787. Francis ...
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WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794) Madras army c.1760-64. Ensign and Lieutenant; 1773-87. Captain c.1773; Lieut.Colonel 1786; pensioned 1787. Francis Ward was born at Kingston-on-Thames on 18 February 1736. He was the son of Thomas and Ann Ward who owned land at Stanwell, now Heathrow Airport....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1769-1791
Extent:
12 items

174. WD1733

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WD1733
Title:
Hills by the Bogue, the entrance to the Pearl River, about forty miles from Canton (China). 16 March 1794. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Hills by the Bogue, the entrance to the Pearl River, about forty miles from Canton (China). 16 March 1794. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Left of the entrance Bogue 16th March 1794.’ Notes on front in pencil. Pencil; 12.25 by 16.5 ins. Purchased 8 November 1961.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1794
Extent:
1 Item

175. WD2391-WD4296, F145, F165

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WD2391-WD4296, F145, F165
Title:
ATKINSON, JAMES (1780-1852) Atkinson entered the Bengal Medical Service in 1805 and was a Civil Surgeon until 1813. From 1813 to 1828 he was Assay Ma ...
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ATKINSON, JAMES (1780-1852) Atkinson entered the Bengal Medical Service in 1805 and was a Civil Surgeon until 1813. From 1813 to 1828 he was Assay Master of the Mint and for a time was Officiating Deputy Professor of Persian at the Fort William College. In 1818 he became Superintendent of the G...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1831-1841
Extent:
21 items

176. WD3775, ff.1-27, WD4426-4430, Foster 2, Foster 869

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WD3775, ff.1-27, WD4426-4430, Foster 2, Foster 869
Title:
HOME, ROBERT (1752-1834) Home studied under Angelica Kaufmann and in Italy. He returned to London and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1770, 1771 an ...
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HOME, ROBERT (1752-1834) Home studied under Angelica Kaufmann and in Italy. He returned to London and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1770, 1771 and 1778. He went to Dublin for a time, but returned to London in 1789. The next year he sailed for India, arriving in Madras by January 1791. He ac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1792-1827
Extent:
34 items