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The Residency Surgeon's house, Katmandu (Nepal). Artist(s): Oldfield, Margaret Alicia (1835-1929)
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The Residency Surgeon's house, Kathmandu (Nepal). c.1864 Dr. Oldfield (?) seated on the veranda; his children Lilian and Edmund in the foreground with an ayah and bearer. Inscribed on mount in ink: ‘H.A.O.'s house - the hospital in the background.’ Water-colour; 9 by 15 ins.
Unidentified battle scene in hilly country between East India Company troops and Indian forces; probably an engagement during the Mysore Wars
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Unidentified battle scene in hilly country between East India Company troops and Indian forces; probably an engagement during the Mysore Wars. At the bottom, an unfinished title ornamentation showing two British soldiers of flank companies pulling back a curtain. c.1790. Pen-and-ink and water...
Two European officers with a dog exploring the interior of the ruined Sun Temple, Konarak (Orissa). Artist(s): Stephen, William George (1792-1823)
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Two European officers with a dog exploring the interior of the ruined Sun Temple, Konarak (Orissa). 1812. Inscribed on front in water-colour; ‘W.G.S. 1812’; on back in ink: ‘Interior of the Ruins of Kannaruk or Black Pagoda. Kuttack.’ Water-colour; 15.25 by 19.25 ins. Purchased 20 February...
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...
