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361. WD4027

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4027
Title:
Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate of Fort William, Calcutta, from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. 23 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

362. WD4029

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4029
Title:
A stormy river scene. Study for WD4030. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A stormy river scene. Study for WD4030. Pencil and sepia wash; 22.5 by 65.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

363. WD4030

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4030
Title:
A stormy river scene with boats including a budgerow in the foreground. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A stormy river scene with boats including a budgerow in the foreground. 23 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

364. WD4032

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4032
Title:
The Nizamat Kila or Palace of Murshidabad, seen from the opposite bank of the Bhagirathi river with the Nawab’s barge in the foreground. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
The Nizamat Kila or Palace of Murshidabad, seen from the opposite bank of the Bhagirathi river with the Nawab’s barge in the foreground. 22.5 by 44 cm. Note: The palace, designed by General Duncan Macleod (1780-1856) Bengal Engineers, in the style of Government House, Calcutta, was completed i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

365. WD4033

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4033
Title:
At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow. Artist(s): Prinsep, William
Scope & Content:
At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow surrounded by vultures, crows, crocodiles and an hyena. 23 by 67 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

366. WD4034

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4034
Title:
River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. 23 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

367. WD4037

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4037
Title:
A shrine and worshippers on the banks of a river, possibly near Hardwar. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A shrine and worshippers on the banks of a river, possibly near Hardwar. 23 by 33 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

368. WD4099

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4099
Title:
Garden overlooking the river. A small boy, with a servant carrying a sunshade, is watching decorated boats on the river. Inscribed on facing page of original sketchbook: 'Charles’s Garden at Isherah looking south'. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1
Scope & Content:
Garden overlooking the river. A small boy, with a servant carrying a sunshade, is watching decorated boats on the river. Inscribed on facing page of original sketchbook: ‘Charles’s Garden at Isherah looking south’. 23 by 33 cm. Purchased 1985. Note: Charles Robert was the second son of John...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830s
Extent:
1 Item

369. WD4148

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4148
Title:
Panorama of Calcutta from the Hoogley, covering the waterfront from Chitpore in the north to the new Fort William in the south. Artist(s): Polier, Antoine Louis Henri (1740/1-1795)
Scope & Content:
Panorama of Calcutta from the Hoogley, covering the waterfront from Chitpore in the north to the new Fort William in the south. Inscribed: ‘A view of Calcutta taken from the other side of the river in the year 1768’ and on reverse: ‘From Major Polier to Honble. Chas. Stuart, a panoramic view of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1768
Extent:
1 Item

370. WD4163

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4163
Title:
Album of drawings made in 1833 while Phillips was a supernumerary Second-Lieutenant at Dum Dum. Mostly views, some covering a trip through the Sunderbans to Dacca. Artist(s): Phillips, Joseph Scott (1812-1884)
Scope & Content:
Album of drawings (ff.1-46) made in 1833 while Phillips was a supernumerary Second-Lieutenant at Dum Dum. Mostly views, some covering a trip through the Sunderbans to Dacca, in pencil or water-colour, a few removed, leaving inscriptions. Most of the temples he drew on the trip are no longer ex...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 Item

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