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View from the garden of Government House, Calcutta, with the south-west gateway in the foreground and Chandpal Ghat and the River Hooghly in the distance
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View from the garden of Government House, Calcutta, with the south-west gateway in the foreground and Chandpal Ghat and the River Hooghly in the distance. c.1825. Inscribed on mount: ‘View from the Government House, Calcutta, towards Chandpaul Ghaut’. Water-colour; 18.2 by 25.5 cm. Purchased...
Jami Masjid, Agra, showing the now demolished Tripolia Gate and gate to the mosque. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Jami‘ Masjid, Agra, showing the now demolished Tripolia Court and gate to the mosque. Inscribed: ‘Jumma Musjid - Agra - 1826’. Pencil and ink; 26.6 by 36.8 cm.
Panoramic view of Mandu with Rupmati’s pavilion on the right. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Panoramic view of Mandu with Rupmati’s pavilion on the right. ‘Maandoo. J. Abbott 1835 from Roop Muttie’s Kiosk’. On original mount: ‘Ruins of Maandoo. Capital of the quondam Kingdom of Malwa. From nature by Maj. Genl. James Abbott. This kiosk, built by Baz Bhadoor, last King of Maandoo, t...
The Hindola Mahal, Mandu. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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The Hindola Mahal, Mandu. On original mount: ‘Hall of Audience Maandoo the ruined capital of Malwa. J. Abbott del. from Nature AD 1835’. Pencil and ink; 52 by 61.5 cm.
Maheshwar, Indore. Artist(s): Abbott, Sir James (1807-1896)
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Maheshwar, Indore. On original mount: ‘From Nature by General James Abbott 1842. Ghaut or stairs to the revered memory of the Mah-ratta Princess Ahilya Bae at Mhaiswa, Nimarr. Central India, drawn from a boat in the River Narbudda’. Pencil and ink; 34.2 by 53 cm.