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1. WD2391-WD4296, F145, F165

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WD2391-WD4296, F145, F165
Title:
ATKINSON, JAMES (1780-1852) Atkinson entered the Bengal Medical Service in 1805 and was a Civil Surgeon until 1813. From 1813 to 1828 he was Assay Ma ...
Scope & Content:
ATKINSON, JAMES (1780-1852) Atkinson entered the Bengal Medical Service in 1805 and was a Civil Surgeon until 1813. From 1813 to 1828 he was Assay Master of the Mint and for a time was Officiating Deputy Professor of Persian at the Fort William College. In 1818 he became Superintendent of the G...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1831-1841
Extent:
21 items

2. WD2400

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2400
Title:
Kandahar (Afghanistan); view taken from the camp of the 4th Brigade about one and a half miles south of Kandahar. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
Scope & Content:
Kandahar (Afghanistan); view taken from the camp of the 4th Brigade about one and a half miles south of Kandahar. ‘Sketches in Afghaunistan’, plate 14. Inscribed on mount: ‘The City of Candahar.’ Foster Catalogue, no.157.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1840
Extent:
1 Item

3. Foster 145

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 145
Title:
Charakpuja, the Hook-swinging Festival.. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
Scope & Content:
Charakpuja, the Hook-swinging Festival, 1831 In the centre stands a pole with two cross-pieces, from the extremities of which three devotees are suspended by ropes. A fourth stands in the foreground on the right with hooks fixed in his back ready to take his turn. The pole is surrounded by a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1831
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD2391

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2391
Title:
Amir Dost Muhammad Khan. Three-quarter length portrait. The Amir is looking half left, with hands clasped. He has a brown beard and wears a gold and crimson turban. 27 November 1840. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
Scope & Content:
Amir Dost Muhammad Khan. Three-quarter length portrait. The Amir is looking half left, with hands clasped. He has a brown beard and wears a gold and crimson turban. 27 November 1840. Inscribed on mount: ‘Ameer Dost Mahomed Khan. Taken from life at Jellalabad. Novr 27th 1840 by James Atkins...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD4296

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4296
Title:
General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
Scope & Content:
General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Inscribed: ‘Le Chevalier General Avitabile Peshawur reading dispatches from Lahore regarding the revolution. Jany. 20th 1841’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 13.2 by 13.5 cm. Purchased 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1841
Extent:
1 Item

6. Foster 165

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 165
Title:
A Sati or Widow-burning. A night scene with a full moon and dark trees in the background.. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
Scope & Content:
A Sati or Widow-burning, 1831 A night scene with a full moon and dark trees in the background. The corpse is lying on the lighted funeral pyre with one wife stretched beside, while another is seen approaching. A trumpet is sounding and a number of spectators, including a mounted figure, fill ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1831
Extent:
1 Item