N. view of the hill of Sravana Belgola (Mysore), with statue of Gommatesvara. 17 August 1806. Copied by Newman in 1816 from an original sketch by Benjamin Swain Ward taken in 1806.. Artist(s): Newman, John G. (d.1817), after Benjamin Swain Ward (1786-1
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(8) N. view of the hill of Sravana Belgola, with statue of Gommatesvara. 17 August 1806. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘North View of the Hill of Sravana-Bellagoola. 17 August, 1806, from an Original Sketch on the Mysore Survey in 1806, taken by Lieut Ward. J.G. Newman del. April 1816.’ Water-col...
Statue of Nandi, Mysore, 1806. Signed 'W.R.'. Artist(s): Ravenshaw, William (1781-1825)
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(9) Statue of Nandi, Mysore, 1806. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Great Bull or Baswana cut out of Granite on the Hill of Mysore with a Sketch of the country below. 18 feet high. 1806. W.R.’ Water-colour; 10 by 13.75 ins.
Mosque at Seringapatam (Mysore). July 1799. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(10) Mosque at Seringapatam. July 1799. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Grand Mosque at Seringapatam after the Capture of the Place in May. Drawn in July, 1799.’ Water-colour; 9.5 by 11 ins.
View of Shimoga (Mysore). 27 August 1805. Signed 'Wm R.'. Artist(s): Ravenshaw, William (1781-1825)
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(12) View of Shimoga. 27 August 1805. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of Simoga on the Toonga River in Bednore. Augt 1805’; on back in ink: ‘View of Simoga from the South Angle, August 27th, 1805. Wm R.’ Water-colour; 10.75 by 14.75 ins.
E. view of the hill fort of Chitradurg (KA). Artist(s): Fotheringahm, R.H. (fl. 1792-1815)
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(13) E. view of the hill fort of Chitaldrug. 1801. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of Chittel Droog from the East, 1801, R.H. Fotheringham.’ Water-colour; 13 by 17.25 ins. Note: R.H. Fotheringham was an engineer in Madras from 1792 to 1815, when he retired in India. He was one of the young...
N. view of the hill-fort of Chitradurg (KA). Inscribed on front in ink: 'North View of Chittle Droog by Lt Rowley, Engineer, in 1803. J.G. Newman delt'; in pencil: 'Copied, May 11, 1816.'. Artist(s): Newman, John G. (d.1817), after George Rowley (d.1
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(14) N. view of the hill-fort of Chitaldrug. 1803. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘North View of Chittle Droog by Lt Rowley, Engineer, in 1803. J.G. Newman delt’; in pencil: ‘Copied, May 11, 1816.’ Water-colour; 9.5 by 14.5 ins. Note: Ensign George Rowley served with the Madras Engineers from 1...
The ruins of Vijayanagar.. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(15) The ruins of Vijayanagar. 1801. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Sketch View of the Ruins of Veejayanaggur or Beejanaggur now called Alputtun. The Ancient Capital of the Rajeels of the Carnatic. Sketched in January 1801.’ Water-colour; 10.25 by 20.75 ins.
A Company officer and his survey team sketching and taking measurements of the ruined Kedaresvara Temple, Nagalapuram, Karnataka.
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(18) A Company officer about to sketch a ruined temple, perhaps at Vijayanagar. Servants carry a portfolio, ink and a chair. Water-colour; 15.5 by 21.25 ins.
(22) Ruins of the Raja's Palace at Raidrug. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Remains of the Aramunnee’ ‘or Rajah's Palace on the Hill of Raidroog as a specimen of Hindoo Architecture in’ ‘the Carnatic in the 16th Century.’ Water-colour; 9.25 by 14 ins.
