Mausoleum of I‘timad al-Daula, Agra. Inscribed on front in Persian characters:. in English in ink: ‘The Tomb of Ittamaud ul Dowlah Vizier to the Emperor Juhangeer with the Title above named.’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 370 by 540 mm.
Mausoleum of Safdar Jang, Delhi. Inscribed on back in pencil and ink: ‘Garden view of the Tomb of the Nabob Sufdar Jung (Grandfather to Asoph ul Dowlah Nabob of Oude situated 3 Coss or Six Miles to the South west of Delhi.)’
Temple of Ram Chaura. View inside the courtyard with men and women making offerings at the shrine. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Inside View of the Temple of Ram-Choura;’ on back in ink: ‘Inside View of the Temple of Ram Choura with Females Offerings of Flowers previous to their Devotions at the...
A small Hindu temple beneath a banyan tree, Bodhgaya
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A small Hindu temple beneath a banyan tree, Bodhgaya. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Hindu Temple and famous Banyan Tree at Bhood Gyah;’ on back in ink: ‘paid 12 rs the 15th April 1812.’ Gouache; 385 by 504 mm.Yellow border and black rules.
The Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya. By an Indian artist at Gaya, c.1810. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Paid 14 Ans the 15th April 1812.’ Pencil; 480 by 345 mm. From the collection of James Chicheley Hyde (Add.Or.3188-3274). Presented by the Thomas Coram Foundation for Children, London, 1973. Note...
Waterfall on the Tons River, near Rewah, Bundelkhand
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Waterfall on the Tons River, near Rewah, Bundelkhand. Two men with pike and matchlock are contemplating the view. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘The Waterfall in the River Thonse near Rewah in Bundlecund above the Ghauts;’ in pencil: ‘Thonse Fall, Rewah, Bundelcund.’ Water-colour and body-colour;...
A two storeyed Palladian mansion, probably in Madras
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A two storeyed Palladin mansion, probably in Madras. A ‘chaprassi’ with a Maratha-type turban stands at the foot of a flight of steps. By a Madras artist, c.1835. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Belfort House. Our place of residence;’ on original mount; ‘Cadell Esq.’. Water-colour; 26 by 42 c...
Decorated temple-car of the Srirangam temple outside Trichinopoly. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘The Streerengham Coach for the month ...... every year.’
Bungalow of a British army officer and his wife stationed at Bhuj (Cutch).
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Bungalow of the Bombay Army officer Thomas Chase Parr and his wife Harriet at Bhuj (Cutch). The bungalow has two-storeyed additions with an elaborately decorated balcony on one side. Hollyhocks and sunflowers growing in the garden. Inscribed on front in ink by Harriet Parr: ‘Our House Bhooj, ...