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...
'Cenotaph at Govt. House Barrackpore, with Serampore on the opposite bank'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)
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‘Cenotaph at Govt. House Barrackpore’, with Serampore on the opposite bank. Water-colour; 12.5 by 20.5 cm. Note: Lord Minto’s Memorial Hall erected in 1813 to the fallen in the Mauritius and Java Campaigns (1810-11).
'A Bungalow in the Park, Barrackpore'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)
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‘A Bungalow in the Park, Barrackpore’. Water-colour and pen and ink; 12.5 by 20.5 cm. Note: Barrackpore House was so small, that visitors were usually accommodated in bungalows in the park, see Victor Jacquemont’s description of his visit. Mrs. James writes of a visit made to Lord and Lady Am...
'The Church & Residence of a Rich Baboo. Chinsurah'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)
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‘The Church & Residence of a Rich Baboo. Chinsurah’. Water-colour and pen and ink; 17 by 27 cm. Note: Chinsurah was reached on 25 June. The church was built by Governor Vernet in 1767. The house is, in fact, Hooghly College, once owned by General Perron.
