View of Circular Road, Calcutta. Artist(s): Prinsep, Edward Augustus (1828-1900)
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Watercolour of Circular Road in Calcutta by Edward Augustus Prinsep (1828-1900) dated c.1848. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘On the Circular Road, Calcutta.’ Circular Road in Calcutta was one of the improvements implemented by Marquis Wellesley on his appointment as Governor-General in 1798. Part...
View of Mussoorie (U.P.). Artist(s): Prinsep, Edward Augustus (1828-1900)
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Water-colour painting by Edward Augustus Prinsep (1828-1900) of Mussoorie in Uttar Pradesh, c. 1848. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘At Mussoorie.’ Mussorie, in the Himalayan foothills developed following the popularity of Shimla, the nearby hill station and summer capital of British India. A con...
View of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from Dibrugarh (Assam). Artist(s): Prinsep, Edward Augustus (1828-1900)
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Watercolour by Edward Augustus Prinsep (1828-1900), of the Brahmaputra and Himalaya mountains from Dibrugarh in Assam, dated c.1848. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Burhampootra & Tibet mountains from Dibrooghur, Assam.’ This view shows the Himalayas, 'the abode of snow', the highest moun...
The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra (U.P.). 1829, from a sketch made in 1827. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
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Watercolour of the Buland Darwaza of the Jami' Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Sarah E. Amherst, 1829, from a sketch made in 1827. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘The Emperor Akbar’s Gateway at Futtehpore Sicri, 22 miles from Agra. From a Sketch taken in 1827. Sarah E. Amherst...
The Camp of Marquis Wellesley at Cawnpore (U.P.). In the foreground British soldiers and sepoys, and a cavalcade of an elephant and two camels. 21 January 1802. Artist(s): Ward, Maria (fl. 1802)
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Water-colour drawing of the camp of Marquis Wellesley at Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) by Maria Ward (fl. 1802) 21 January 1802. In the foreground are British soldiers and sepoys, and a cavalcade of an elephant and two camels. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Maria Ward. Jany 21st, 1802’; on back in ink:...
Ruins of the citadel in Pondicherry after the attack by the British; McClean shown sketching in the foreground. 8 September 1762. Artist(s): McClean, John (d.1768)
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Pen and ink and wash drawing by John McClean (d.1768) of the ruins of the citadel in Pondicherry after the attack by the British; McClean is shown sketching in the foreground, dated 8th September 1762. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘To the Honble George Pigot Esq. President of the Council & G...
Old Council House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Pen and ink wash drawing of the Old Council House at Calcutta in West Bengal by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and his nephew William Daniell (1769-1837) dated c.1792. Purchased 4 June 1958. This image is the original drawing for plate 3 of part 2 of the Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery' that was publ...
Shivala Ghat, Benares (U.P.), with the Daniells' budgerow and a morpunkhi on the river. Original sketch taken 17 or 22 November 1789.. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Water-colour painting of Shivala Ghat at Benares (now known as Varanasi) in Uttar Pradesh with the Daniells' budgerow and a 'morpunkhi' on the river by Thomas (1749-1840) and William (1769-1837) Daniell in 1789. The original sketch was taken 17 or 22 November 1789, by William Daniell. Inscribe...
Calcutta: view taken from the house of Thomas Graham in Chowringhee with Fort William and the Hooghly in the background. January or February 1803. Artist(s): Salt, Henry (1780-1827)
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Calcutta: view taken from the house of Thomas Graham in Chowringhee with Fort William and the Hooghly in the background. January or February 1803. Note: Drawing for 'Calcutta', plate 3, ‘Views.’ Described Valentia, i, 61-3, 235-9. The drawing is a preparatory work for plate 3 'Calcutta' of h...
View within the Fort of Monghyr (Bihar), with in the foreground the shrine of Shah Nafah erected in 1497 by Prince Daniyal, son of Ala al-Din Husain of Bengal, with Muslim graves around it. In the distance the hill-top house of the fort Commander.. A
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Wash drawing by Henry Salt (1780-1827) of a view within the Fort of Monghyr (Munger, now in Bihar), dated February or September 1803. Inscribed on front in water-colour; ‘View of ... in India.’ Note: Drawing for 'A view within the Fort of Monghyr', plate 4, ‘Views.’ Described Valentia, i, 86-...
