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The Little Fall of the eastern branch of the Cauvery River, Sivasumudram. Artist(s): Gantz, Justinian (1802-1862)
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The Little Fall of the eastern branch of the Cauvery River, Sivasumudram. 1833. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Just Gantz. 1833’; on back in ink: ‘The Little Fall of the Eastern branch of the Cavary at Shevasamadroo.’ Water-colour; 9 by 12 ins. Purchased 14 November 1968.
Main gateway of the temple in the fort, Vellore. At the side is a fives court with army officers sitting in an upper gallery
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Main gateway of the temple in the fort, Vellore. At the side is a fives court with army officers sitting in an upper gallery. c.1815. Water-colour; 26.5 by 42.5 cm. Purchased 1952.
'Square at Bangalore' and on reverse: 'The Entrance of Tippoo’s Palace, Bangalore Feby. 92'. Artist(s): Hunter, James (d. 1792)
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‘Square at Bangalore’ and on reverse: ‘The Entrance of Tippoo’s Palace, Bangalore Feby. 92’ Water-colour; 28 by 42.5 cm. Purchased 1967. Note: This is probably the original water-colour from which an aquatint by J.C. Stadler was made for ‘Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore’, publish...
Front view of Mahishamardani cave, Mahabalipuram. Artist(s): Dibdin, Thomas Colman (1810-1893)
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Front view of Mahishamardani cave, Mahabalipuram, c.1845. Wash heightened with white; 33.3 by 24 cm. Purchased 1967. Note: A drawing by Dibdin for his lithograph reproduced in J. Fergusson ‘Illustrations of the rock cut temples of India’, London, 1845, plate 17. Dibdin’s drawings were worked...
Pillar in front of Chandranatha Jain temple, Mudbidri
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Pillar in front of Chandranatha Jain temple, Mudbidri. c.1815. Inscribed: ‘Elevation and Front View of a Pillar (formed of a Granite 52½ feet from the surface of the Earth in Height) placed facing the Pagoda at Morbidry’. Pen and ink and wash; 46.2 by 36.7cm. Purchased 1952, together with Ad...
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. Artist(s): White, George Francis (1808-1898)
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The Qutb Minar, Delhi. Inscribed: ‘The Kootoob - near Delhi. G.F. White delt. 15th Decr. 1838’. Pencil and ink; 19 by 28.2 cm. Purchased 1970. Note: In 1803 the Qutb Minar sustained damage during an earthquake, including the collapse of the upper storey. The repairs and renovations were m...
Tombs at Khuldabad. On reverse pencil drawing of a church, possibly Goa. Artist(s): Gresley, Francis (1807-1880)
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Tombs at Khuldabad. Inscribed: ‘Durgah of Zurzuree Zurbuksh at Rozah’. On reverse pencil drawing of a church, possibly Goa. Pen and ink and wash; 16 by 30.5 cm. Presented by Mr. R. Searight, 1971.
Hill village with workers in the fields and a group of Bengal sepoys in the middle distance. Artist(s): Manson, James (1791-1862)
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Hill village with workers in the fields and a group of Bengal sepoys in the middle distance. Inscribed: ‘J. Manson 1826’ and on reverse: ‘Almorah’. Water-colour; 27.8 by 39.5 cm.
