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951. WD407

Reference (shelfmark):
WD407
Title:
General Lumsden’s breakfast kit; laden horses, churns and servants. December 1884. Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
Scope & Content:
General Lumsden’s breakfast kit; laden horses, churns and servants. December 1884. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘G. Lumsden’s breakfast kit. E.D.’ Pencil; 8.75 by 7.25 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1884
Extent:
1 Item

952. WD466

Reference (shelfmark):
WD466
Title:
Cavalry camp, Khamiab (Afghanistan). Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
Scope & Content:
Cavalry camp, Khamiab (Afghanistan). 1886. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Cavalry Camp, Khamiab. Bad paper - please keep with rest. E.L.D. 86’. Wash; unfinished; 15 by 26 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 Item

953. WD481

Reference (shelfmark):
WD481
Title:
Portrait of a British infantry field officer of the Madras Army in red regimental uniform with buff facings; in the background, the city of Madras. Artist(s): Caseli, Paul Frederick de (fl. 1803-1817)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a British infantry field officer of the Madras Army in red regimental uniform with buff facings; in the background, the city of Madras. 1810. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘P.F. de Caselli de Frasne. Madras 1810.’ Water-colour; 14.75 by 11.5 ins. Purchased 10 June 1955.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810
Extent:
1 Item

954. WD485

Reference (shelfmark):
WD485
Title:
Album of 212 drawings and 11 lithographs depicting costume, occupations, scenery and buildings in Sind, Cutch and Bombay. 1830 to 1845. The majority of the sketches are by Thomas Postans, but a few (e.g. f 76a) are by his wife, Marianne. Artist(s): Postans, Thomas (1808-1846)
Scope & Content:
POSTANS, THOMAS (1808-1846) Postans entered the Bombay Native Infantry in 1829. He was posted to Surat, Baroda and Poona, and from 1834 to 1839 was line adjutant at Bhuj in Cutch. He was known to be a keen amateur archaeologist and in May and June 1838 he was put on special duty to obtain fac...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1845
Extent:
1 Item

955. WD513

Reference (shelfmark):
WD513
Title:
View of the third gateway of the Fort, Gooty. Sepoys in the foreground. Artist(s): Fraser, Thomas (1776-1823)
Scope & Content:
View of the third gateway of the Fort, Gooty. Sepoys in the foreground. c.1802. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the 3rd Gateway shewing the only Passage up the Rock of Gooty taken from the Platform of the Southern Bastion of the lower line. T. Fraser, Engr.’; on back in ink: C.’No.17. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1802
Extent:
1 Item

956. WD540(47)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(47)
Title:
The British Residency - Toung-um-mah.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘The British Residency - Toung-um-mah.’ THE Building prepared for the reception and accommodation of the Embassy was situated on the eastern margin of the Lake Toungummah, and constructed under the superintendence of Mr. Camaretta, with the friendly aid of Mr. Spears, at an expence of between ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

957. WD540(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(48)
Title:
Further part of The British Residency Toung-um-mah. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘Further part of The British Residency Toung-um-mah.’ REPRESENTS that portion of the Residency grounds from whence the first sketch was taken, and includes the principal entrance or gateway; on either side of which was a Bungalow; that on the right being the quarters of Major Grant Allan, and o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

958. WD540(94)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(94)
Title:
Three Burmese Infantry Soldiers.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘Three Burmese Infantry Soldiers.’ THE three men here represented, who are pure Burmese, were picked out of the guard of six hundred attached to the Residency, and may be received as characteristic of the whole body. Vigorous and powerfully formed men, and, as is well known, very far from wanti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

959. WD569

Reference (shelfmark):
WD569
Title:
View of Nandidrug (Mysore), with the batteries firing during the siege. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
Scope & Content:
(1) View of Nandidrug, with the batteries firing during the siege. 1791. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘No.1. View of Nundidroog with the Batteries firing on’ ‘the Place during the Siege of 1791.’ Water-colour; 16.5 by 21.5 ins. Note: MacKenzie was congratulated by Cornwallis for the part he p...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791
Extent:
1 Item

960. WD572

Reference (shelfmark):
WD572
Title:
Cornwallis's army marching towards Malwakul (Mysore). 26 February 1791. Copy of an original drawing sketched on the spot by Mackenzie(?). Artist(s): Newman, John G. (d.1817)
Scope & Content:
(4) Cornwallis's army on the march in 1791, taken from a hill fort probably in Baramahal. 26 February 1791. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Distant view of Mulwakull and of Earl Cornwallis's Army -filing off towards that place on the March. February 26th, 1791. Sketched on the spot by-. J.G. Newman...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1791
Extent:
1 Item

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