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1. Foster 864

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 864
Title:
Barrackpore House from upriver, the view dominated by the flagtower, the semaphore tower and the circular pavilion, with, in the distance, Lord Minto’s Memorial Hall and Barrackpore House. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
Barrackpore House from upriver, the view dominated by the flagtower, the semaphore tower and the circular pavilion, with, in the distance, Lord Minto’s Memorial Hall and Barrackpore House. The view shows the enlargements to Barrackpore House undertaken by Lord Moira in 1814-5, but not the rail...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815-1819
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 865

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 865
Title:
A scene in Eastern India, a hillock surmounted by a ruinous tomb in which a banyan has taken root, a river and hills in the distance. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
A scene in Eastern India, a hillock surmounted by a ruinous tomb in which a banyan has taken root, a river and hills in the distance. With its melancholy landscape and subject, this suggests that Smith had seen some of Chinnery’s work, and he may indeed have taken some lessons from him in paint...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815-1819
Extent:
1 Item

3. SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873)

Reference (shelfmark):
SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873)
Title:
SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) Smith was in India from 1805 to 1830, in the Bengal Engineers; Lieut. 1807, serving as Adjutant 1809-16; Captain 1817; Majo ...
Scope & Content:
SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) Smith was in India from 1805 to 1830, in the Bengal Engineers; Lieut. 1807, serving as Adjutant 1809-16; Captain 1817; Major 1827; Lieut.-Colonel 1830. In 1810 he was Field Engineer with the Bengal Division and, after taking part in the capture of the Mauritius in 18...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1812-1819
Extent:
15 items

4. WD310

Reference (shelfmark):
WD310
Title:
Sketchbook of 18 drawings of landscapes and architecture in the U.P. 1813. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
18 drawings (20 folios) of landscapes and architecture in the U.P. 1813. Inscribed on original cover:’ No. 5. Ganges, Soane R. Cawnpore Jaunpoor.’ Drawings inscribed with titles in pencil. Captain Robert Smith was a military engineer with the East India Company and was in India from 1805 to...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1813
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD313

Reference (shelfmark):
WD313
Title:
Sketchbook of 21 drawings of operations and scenery in Sirmur, Almora & Kumaon (U.P.) during the Nepal War. 1815. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
21 drawings (27 folios) of operations and scenery in Sirmur, Almora & Kumaon (U.P.) during the Nepal War. 1815. Inscribed on original cover: ‘No. 7. Almorah & Kumaon.’ Drawings inscribed with titles in pencil. f.1v ‘Dekty on the Cosilla R. May, 1815.’ f.2v,3 ‘Seine Mountain, S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD2087

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2087
Title:
Fort at Allahabad (U.P.) seen from the river.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
Fort at Allahabad (U.P.) seen from the river. Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Allahabad.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD2088

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2088
Title:
S.E. face of the fort at Chunar (U.P.) seen from the river.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
S.E. face of the fort at Chunar (U.P.) seen from the river Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Fort Chunarghar. S.E. face’.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD2089

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2089
Title:
Aurangzeb's mosque, Benares (U.P.) seen from the river.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
Aurangzeb's mosque, Benares (U.P.) seen from the river. Inscribed on mount in pencil:’ Benares.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD2090

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2090
Title:
The granary (golghar) at Bankipur, near Patna (Bihar) seen from the river; European officials' houses near by.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
The granary (‘golghar’) at Bankipur, near Patna (Bihar) seen from the river; European officials' houses near by. Inscribed on original mount in pencil: ‘Grain Golah at Bankipoore near Patana’. Note: This granary was built by John Garstin in 1786.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD2091

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2091
Title:
Mosque, Monghyr (Bihar). View from the river with country boats and budgerow in foreground.. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
Scope & Content:
Mosque, Monghyr (Bihar). View from the river with country boats and budgerow in foreground. Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Mosque at Monghar.’ On reverse (not by Smith): ‘Gentoo temple at Monghyr.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item