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A view of the Mahal Nikusiyar in the Agra Fort. Artist(s): Parker, William Neville (1774-1853)
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A view of the Mahal Nikusiyar in the Agra Fort. Original inscription copied in a later hand: ‘Capt. Parker’s quarters in the Fort of Agra 1804’. Water-colour; 32.5 by 40 cm. Provenance: From an album of drawings inherited by the artist’s son, Neville Anbury Parker, and thence by family descen...
View of Hardwar, showing the divided Ganges and the islands with the foothills beyond. Artist(s): Robinson, Edward (c. 1755-1781)
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View of Hardwar, showing the divided Ganges and the islands with the foothills beyond. Inscribed: ‘A View of Hurdawah, Drawn by G. Robinson Engineer 1775’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 23.5 by 38.5 cm. Purchased 1989. Note: The original faint and damaged pencil inscription has been overwrit...
Moored boats from Arakan or Chittagong. Artist(s): Prinsep, Thomas (1800-1830)
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Moored boats from Arakan or Chittagong c.1828. Inscribed on album page: ‘Mugh boats’. Water-colour; 15 by 19.5 cm. Note: Mugh is a name commonly applied to natives of Arakan or Chittagong.
'The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it)'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it’). Water-colour; 12 by 17.2 cm. Note: The simple grave of Emperor Aurangzeb, ruled 1658-1707, a stone slab on a wooden platform, is within the courtyard of the shrine of Shaikh Burham ud-Din G...
Calcutta from the Strand during the cyclone of 5 October 1864. Artist(s): Armstrong, John Arthur (b. 1840)
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Calcutta from the Strand during the cyclone of 5 October 1864. Inscribed: ‘J. Armstrong 1864’. On original album page: ‘Calcutta ‘The Strand’ October 5th 1864’. 24.5 by 34.5 cm.
Crowds in the Thatheri or Pital, the brassworkers, bazaar, Benares. Artist(s): White, George Francis (1808-1898)
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Crowds in the Thatheri or Pital, the brassworkers, bazaar, Benares c.1829. Inscribed: ‘Tuthera Bazaar Benares’, and on reverse: ‘Rajendra’s House in the Tuthera Bazar Benares’. Also an inscription to another drawing. Sepia wash; 36 by 26.6 cm. Purchased 1991. Note: The inscriptions appear t...
'Chowringhee taken from the Verandah. Bishop’s Palace. March 1828', Calcutta. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)
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‘Chowringhee taken from the Verandah. Bishop’s Palace. March 1828’. Water-colour with pen and ink; 17 by 27 cm. Note: The Bishop’s Palace was at No.5 Russell Street from 1825 until 1849. ‘‘Our Palace ... is a splendid house of 3 stories high with a delightful verandah to each storey entirel...