Two Marwari camel merchants, Kathiawar (Sind). November 1813. Artist(s): Grindlay, Robert Melville (1786-1877)
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Two Marwari camel merchants, Kathiawar (Sind). November 1813. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Marwaree Camel Merchants. Kattywar Novr 1813. R. M. Grindlay.’ Pencil and water-colour; 9.5 by 11.25 ins. Purchased 20 February 1967. Note: The figures in this unfinished sketch closely resemble those...
The Great Fall of the western branch of the Cauvery River, Sivasumudram. Artist(s): Gantz, Justinian (1802-1862)
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The Great Fall of the western branch of the Cauvery River, Sivasumudram. 1833. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Just Gantz. 1833’; on back in ink: ‘The Great Fall of the Western branch of the Cavary at Shevasamadroo.’ Water-colour; 9 by 12 ins. Purchased 14 November 1968.
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...
