S.W. view of the Fakir's Rock in the River Ganges, near Sultanganj (Bihar). October 1788. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Pencil and wash drawing of the south-west view of the Fakir's Rock in the River Ganges, near Sultanganj in Bihar, dated October 1788 Inscribed on back in ink: ‘No.4. Fakeer's Rock near Sultangunje.’ Purchased 10 March 1957. Note: Sketch for ‘Oriental Scenery,’ part 5, plate 9. Reproduced: A...
View of Sankaridrug. 25 May 1792. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Pencil and wash drawing by Thomas and William Daniell of the view of Sankaridrug, dated 25 May 1792. Purchased 10 March 1957. Note: Sketch for ‘Oriental Scenery,’ part 4, plate 7. Reproduced: Archer, ‘Country Life,’ 23 January 1958, fig.4. The fort of Sankaridrug, built on one of the highest...
An indigo factory in Bengal. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
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Watercolour of an indigo factory in Bengal by William Simpson dated 1863. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Indigo factory. Wm Simpson, 1863.’ Purchased 10 December 1958. This image is the original drawing for plate 38 of Simpson's, 'India, ancient and modern,' published in London in 1867. In the ...
Temple at Kolar (Mysore). Artist(s): Gantz, John (1772-1853)
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Water-colour drawing by John Gantz of the temple at Kolar, dated circa 1800. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘S.’ ‘View of the Pagoda Antergunay and Tank on the Hill near Colar. J. Gantz Delt.’ Purchased 12 December 1919. The Kolar district in Karnataka is bounded by Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh...
Interior of the Jami Masjid, Tatta (Sind). 10 January 1839. Artist(s): Wingate, T. (fl. 1830-1846)
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Water-colour painting of the interior of the Jami Masjid at Tatta (Sind) by T. Wingate (fl. 1830-1846), 10 January 1839 Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘T. Wingate. Queen's Royal Regt. 10th Jany. 1839’; on back in ink: ‘The Jumma Musjeed in Thatta, Scinde: commenced by Sha Jahan, &_fi...
Water-colour painting of the Qutb Minar at Delhi. c.1830. The artist and the circumstances of acquisition are unrecorded. The Qutb Minar was built by Qutb-u'd-din Aibek from 1199 as part of the Quwwat al-Islam or 'Might of Islam' congregational mosque complex at Delhi. It was designed as a do...
Tower of Silence, Bombay. Artist(s): Stevenson, Colonel (c.1860)
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Watercolour of the Tower of Silence in Bombay by Colonel Stevenson c.1860. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Tower of Silence, India. Col. Stevenson’. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. The Parsi community, followers of the ancient Zoroastrian faith from Persia, are thought to have arrive...
British troops crossing the Sutlej (Punjab) in boats. 10 February 1846. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Pen and ink drawing of British troops crossing the Sutlej River in boats by Sir Henry Yule, dated 10 February 1846. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘Passage of the Sutlej. Feby 10, 1846.’ Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889) served with the Bengal Engineers in India from 1840 to 1862. From 1845 to ...
Scene at Bhimnoda near Hardwar (U.P.). February 1847. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of a scene at Bhimgoda near Haridwar in Uttar Pradesh, dated February 1847. Inscribed on front in water-colour; ‘Bhimnoda near Hurdwar. Feby, 1847’. Bhimgoda Tank is one of the many sacred lakes in the region. Sir Henry served with the Bengal Engineers in India f...
A villager of Kelsu in the Himalyas. On back, sketch of a milk stoup and waterlathe, and part of a journal. 1849. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
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Pen-and-ink drawing by Sir Henry Yule (1820-1889) of an villager from the Himalayas, in Uttar Pradesh, dated 1849. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Villager of Kelsoo’. On the back of the sheet is a sketch of a milk stoup, a waterlathe and part of a journal kept by Yule during his holiday in the Hi...
