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Archive Reference (shelfmark) PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874) Language Not applicable

21. WD4026

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4026
Title:
Mausoleum of Nur-un-nisa, daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, and wife of Jehangir, in the garden of Sultan Khusru, Allahabad. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Nur-un-nisa, daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, and wife of Jehangir, in the garden of Sultan Khusru, Allahabad. 22.5 by 65 cm. Note: Thomas Daniell wrongly identified this as the mausoleum of Sultan Parvis, younger brother of Khusru, see ‘Oriental Scenery’ I, pl.22. Khusru’s tomb...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

22. 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

23. WD4028

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4028
Title:
Village with a small tulsi altar and a watercarrier with his bullock. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Village with a small ‘tulsi’ altar and a watercarrier with his bullock. 25 by 35.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

24. 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

25. 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

26. WD4031

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4031
Title:
A roadside camp on the banks of a river, probably the upper reaches of the Ganges. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A roadside camp on the banks of a river, probably the upper reaches of the Ganges. 22.5 by 70 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. WD4035

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4035
Title:
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house during Durga puja. 23 by 43.5 cm. Note: A study for this composition, clearly not by Prinsep, is at WD4495. The subject matter and treatment is rather unlike Prinsep’s normal style, and it is possible that this i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item