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31. Foster 18

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Foster 18
Title:
Hajji Muhammad Muhsin (1730-1812). Muslim scholar and traveller, and benefactor of the seminaries at Hugli and Cihinsura. A half length figure, dressed in a white robe and wearing a close-fitting green cap
Scope & Content:
Haji Muhammad Muhsin (1730-1812), c.1800 A half length figure, with dark eyes, straight nose and slight moustache, dressed in a white robe and wearing a close-fitting green cap. Possibly by a Calcutta artist. 24 by 18 ins (61 by 46 cms) Presented by Dr. T.A. Wise, 1875 This portrait belonged...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

32. Foster 21

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Foster 21
Title:
Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, Madras.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, 1769-70 A tank to which steps lead down from a surrounding colonnade. The scene is painted from the western side of the tank. On the right is the entrance to the Hall of the Thousand Columns; on the left that of the Temple of Parvati; while, across the wat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1769-1770
Extent:
1 Item

33. Foster 22

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Foster 22
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, 1771-72 Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.5’; on frame: ‘A Choultry where travelling Gentoos worship’ 28 by 43 ins (71 by 109.5 cms) Exhibited: Royal Academy Exhibition, ‘The art of India and Pakistan’, 1947-48 (912); National Portrait Gall...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1771-1772
Extent:
1 Item

34. Foster 24

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Foster 24
Title:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, Madras, with the barracks. In the foreground an elephant and a procession of Brahmins carrying water to the temple. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, with the barracks, 1772-73 In the foreground an elephant and a procession of Brahmins carrying water to the temple. Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.VIII’; on frame: ‘The Rock of Trichinopoly, 330 feet high, the bramins carrying water to the Temple, and a view of the B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

35. Foster 25

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 25
Title:
Mausoleum of Sher Shah, Sasaram, Bihar. The mausoleum stands in a tank with a peacock boat in the foreground. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Sher Shah, Sasaram, Bihar, 1772-73 The mausoleum stands in a tank with a peacock boat in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward No.X’; on frame: ‘Mausoleum of the Emperor Shir Shah in a large Tank near Sasaram in Behar’ 32 by 51 ins (81 by 130 cms) Exhibited: ‘India Observed’, Vi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

36. Foster 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 27
Title:
South entrance to the Temple of Vishnu, Srirangam, Madras. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
South entrance to the Temple of Vishnu, Srirangam, 1770-71 Inscribed: ‘F.S. Ward Pinxit No.4’; on frame: ‘The South Entrance to the Pagoda at Seringham’ 32 by 51 ins (81 by 130 cms) This is probably the picture to which R. Gough refers in ‘A’ ‘Comparative view of the antient monuments of Indi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1771
Extent:
1 Item

37. Foster 28

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Foster 28
Title:
Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore (1782-99). A half-length portrait of Tipu, seated and looking to the left.
Scope & Content:
Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore (1782-99), 1792 Formerly attributed to F. Cherry. Oil on canvas. 10.5 by 9 ins (26.5 by 23 cms) A half-length portrait of Tipu, seated and looking to the left. He is dressed in a tight-fitting greenish garment with a twisted sash. He wears a green turban; a pearl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1792
Extent:
1 Item

38. Foster 29

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 29
Title:
Shah 'Alam (Mughal Emperor 1759-1806) conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765. The Emperor,is seated on his throne under a canopy. He is handing the grant to Lord Clive, who stands on his right. Artist(s): West, Benjamin (1738-1820)
Scope & Content:
Shah ‘Alam (Mughal Emperor 1759-1806) conveying the Grant of the Diwani to Lord Clive, August 1765.. A copy by West of his original painted 1774-95 commissioned by the first Lord Clive; the copy commissioned by his son the Earl of Powis c.1818, and presented to the East India Compnay in 1820. T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1818
Extent:
1 Item

39. Foster 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 30
Title:
A 'Choultry' or travellers' rest house, Srirangam, Madras.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
A ‘Choultry’ or travellers’ rest house, Srirangam, 1772-73 The pillars of the building are carved with rearing horses. In the foreground a European in red and an Indian in a long white dress; other figures on the steps. Inscribed: ‘No 3 F.S. Ward Pinxit’;’ on frame: ‘A Choultry at Seringham w...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item

40. Foster 31

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 31
Title:
View of Madurai, Madras. The city is shown as viewed from a fort or encampment with European soldiers.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
Scope & Content:
View of Madura, Madras, 1772-73 The city is shown as viewed from a fort or encampment with European soldiers, the wall of which appears in the immediate foreground. Rising above the ramparts of the town are seen the tops of various buildings, in the centre the palace of Tirumala Nayyak and to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1772-1773
Extent:
1 Item