Sculpture of Mahakali. Ramesvara Cave (No. 21), Ellora. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Pencil and wash drawing by Philip Meadows Taylor of a sculpture of Mahakali in the Ramesvara Cave (No.21), at Ellora, dated 1837. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Skeeton Groupe. Rameswur. Ellora.’ Note: See ‘The Story of my life,’ i 125. Taylor made this and the following sketch when jour...
Ruined buildings, Nasik. Artist(s): Taylor, Philip Meadows (1808-1876)
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Pen-and-ink and wash drawing by Philip Meadows Taylor (1808-1876) of ruined buildings at Nasik in Maharashtra, dated 1838. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘At Nassuk. M.T. 1838’; on back: ‘Purchased of Allen & Co. 21 Dec. 1857. Drawings West of Hindostan’; also pencil sketch. Note: This sket...
Carving of Narasimha (Vishnu in his incarnation as Man Lion) at Vijayanagar .. Artist(s): Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829-1908)
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Carving of Narasimha (Visnu in his incarnation as Man Lion) at Vijayanagar. 1867. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘R.H.S. 1867’; on mount in pencil: ‘Googali Narsama - a monolith. Hampi-Madras’; on back in pencil: ‘A monolithic Hindoo Demon. Googali Narsama-at Hampi near Bellary. by R....
View of the Pedanaikdurgum Pass (Mysore). Artist(s): Gantz, John (1772-1853)
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View of the Pedanaikdurgum Pass. 1800. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘John Gantz Delt. 1800’; on back in ink: ‘East View of Pedanaikdurgum Pass.’ Water-colour; 11 by 17.5 ins. Purchased 3 November 1954.
View of the Hoally Gateway, where Tipu Sultan was killed, Seringapatam (Mysore). Artist(s): Sydenham, Thomas (1780-1816)
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View of the Hoally Gateway, where Tipu Sultan was killed, Seringapatam. 1799. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Hoally Gateway in which Tippoo Sultaun was killed. T. Sydenham’; on back in ink: ‘No. 7. The Hoally Gateway (or Diddy) is situated on the North face of Seringapatam a short d...
View of Calcutta from the Garden Reach. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837), after
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View of Calcutta from the Garden Reach. c.1810. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Calcutta from the Garden Reach’; on back in pencil: ‘Calcutta. William Daniell R.A. Plate 49. 'View of Calcutta from the Garden Reach'.’ Water-colour; 5 by 7.5 ins. Purchased 3 November 1954. Note: This pictur...
A carriage with three outriders approaching Barrackpore House.. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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A carriage with three outriders approaching a palatial house or assembly rooms. c.1800. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘W.’ ‘Daniell.’ Wash: 4.25 by 7.25 ins. Purchased 3 November 1954. Note: This drawing bears the signature W Daniell, and was accepted by M Archer in her catalogue as a Daniell...
Tomb of a 'Killadar' (governor of a fort) Ouscottah (Mysore). This appears to be a preparatory drawing by William Orme for the aquatint, engraved by Harraden, for Hunter's Picturesque scenery in the kingdom of Mysore (London, 1804-05). Artist(s): Hunte
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Tomb of a 'Killadar' (governor of a fort) Ouscottah. c.1792. Water-colour; 10.5 by 13 ins. Purchased 3 November 1954. Note: This appears to be a preparatory drawing by William Orme for the aquatint, Plate 27, engraved by Harraden, for Hunter's ‘Picturesque scenery in the kingdom of Mysore’ (...
‘Our Magistrate’s Wife’: a British woman reclining in a chair with her feet on a morha. Artist(s): Atkinson, George Franklin (1822-1859)
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‘Our Magistrate’s Wife’: a British woman reclining in a chair with her feet on a morha and holding smelling salts. One ayah brushes her hair and another massages her legs. c.1856. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘21. Our Magistrate’s Wife.’ Water-colour; 6 by 8 ins. Purchased 6 March 1958.
The town and pass of Bundi (Rajputana). c.1840. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘The town and Pass of Bondi in Rajpootana. No. 72.’ Water-colour; 16 by 21.25 ins. Purchased 3 November 1954.
