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21. Foster 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 5
Title:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-54 and 1761-66. Half-length. Artist(s): Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)
Scope & Content:
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1752-54 and 1761-66. Painted January 1761. Half-length. He has a short white wig and wears a plain red coat above a steel breast-plate. 31 by 26 ins (79 by 66 cms) Commissioned by the East India Company, 176...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1761
Extent:
1 Item

22. Foster 6

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Foster 6
Title:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis (1738-1805), Governor-General of Fort William, 1786-93 and again July-October 1805. A life-size figure.. Artist(s): Devis, Arthur William (1762-1822)
Scope & Content:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis (1738-1805), Governor-General of Fort William, 1786-93 and again July-October 1805. Painted 1792-93. A life-size figure, turned partly towards the spectator’s left, with the right foot slightly advanced, and right hand resting on the hip. The left, gloved, and ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1792-1793
Extent:
1 Item

23. Foster 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 7
Title:
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, (1726-83), Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1777-83. A full-length figure. Artist(s): Seton, John Thomas (fl. 1761-1806)
Scope & Content:
Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, (1726-83), served in India 1754-62, 1769-70, 1777-83, in campaigns against the French and later Haidar ‘Ali. Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, 1777-83. Painted 1783 A full-length figure, wearing a military coat of red faced with blue, light-coloured wai...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1783
Extent:
1 Item

24. Foster 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 9
Title:
Lieutenant-Colonel James Skinner (1778-1841). Mercenary soldier, and then Irregular Cavalryman and founder of Skinner's Horse Regiment. Half-length portrait. Artist(s): Ghulam Husayn Khan (fl. 1830-68)
Scope & Content:
Lieutenant-Colonel James Skinner (1778~1841), 1830-40 Half-length portrait. He is dressed in a dark blue uniform faced with red and profusely ornamented with silver lace. A gold sword-belt encircles his waist, the sword itself being tucked under the left arm. On his breast is the cross of the B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1836
Extent:
1 Item

25. Foster 10

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 10
Title:
Virra Malli, rock south of Trichinopoly, Madras. An outcrop of rock, apparently granitic gneiss, with two buildings.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
The Viralimalai rock south of Trichinopoly, 1772-73 An outcrop of rock, apparently granitic gneiss, with two buildings, one extending along the front, and another much smaller, upon the top of the mound. Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.9’; on frame: ‘Verra Malli, a Romantick Rock in Tondiman’s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

26. Foster 12

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 12
Title:
Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab of the Carnatic, 1750-1795. Standing full-length. Artist(s): Willison, George (1741-1797)
Scope & Content:
Muhammad ‘Ali Khan, Nawab of the Carnatic 1750-1795, c.1774 The Nawab stands facing the spectator, with one hand grasping his girdle, and the other holding the hilt of a sheathed sword, the point of which rests upon a richly decorated carpet. The dress consists of a full white robe with a narro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1774
Extent:
1 Item

27. Foster 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 13
Title:
Colonel Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821). MacKenzie, wearing scarlet uniform, is accompanied by three of his Indian assistants. In the distance is the colossal Jain statue of Gomatesvara at Karkala. Artist(s): Hickey, Thomas (1741-1824)
Scope & Content:
Colonel Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821), 1816 MacKenzie, wearing scarlet uniform, bareheaded and leaning on a cane, is accompanied by three of his Indian assistants. The landscape in the background is of the Jain statue of Gomatesvara at Karkala. The same landscape appears in WD 623, 592 and 783,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816
Extent:
1 Item

28. Foster 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 14
Title:
A 'choultry' or travellers' rest house in South India. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
A ‘choultry’ or travellers’ rest house in South India, 1770-71 Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No. ...’; on frame: ‘A Public Choultry for the Repose of Travellers’ 24 by 43 ins (71 by 109.5 cms) Presented by the artist to the East India Company, 1773.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1771
Extent:
1 Item

29. Foster 15

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 15
Title:
Full-length portrait of an unidentified soldier, probably a Polish mercenary leader
Scope & Content:
Full-length portrait of an unidentified soldier, probably a Polish mercenary leader, c.1630. He wears a fur cap, a close-fitting leather jerkin trimmed with fur, and a dark cloak ornamented with braid and lined with blue. A sash is twisted round his waist supporting a powder flask, and a small ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

30. Foster 16

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 16
Title:
Raja Chandu Lal, Minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1809-43. Three-quarter length portrait. The figure is shown dressed in a white muslin robe and turban. Artist(s): Williams, John Godwin (fl. 1813-1837)
Scope & Content:
Raja Chandu Lal, Minister of the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1809-43, painted c.1836 Three-quarter length portrait. The figure is shown dressed in a white muslin robe and turban, sitting sideways against a scarlet cushion and green background. 30 by 25 ins (76 by 63.5 cms) Presented by Mrs. Moore, n....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1836
Extent:
1 Item