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View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Inscribed on reverse and on mount ‘Walkeshwur’. Water-colour; 25 by 35 cm.
Part of garden front of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
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Part of garden front of Government House. ‘View from our wing of Papa’s, with his veranda and part of the dome and veranda of the Breakfast room. As this is quite the private side of the house, there are but few people who have the entree, a privilege worth having on gala nights - such are the...
Town Hall, Bombay. c.1825. Pen and ink with wash; 21.5 by 34.5 cm. Details of acquisition unrecorded. Note: Bombay Town Hall was designed by Thomas Cowper of the Bombay Engineers, and completed in 1833, with part of the cost being raised by lotteries. This may be one of the preparatory draw...
The Fort at Amber, Rajasthan, showing part of the Raj Mahal from the opposite bank of the Maota Lake, and low arched buildings used as elephant stables at the water’s edge. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
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The Fort at Amber, Rajasthan, showing part of the Raj Mahal from the opposite bank of the Maota Lake, and low arched buildings used as elephant stables at the water’s edge, c.1860. Water-colour; 47.2 by 48 cm. Purchased 1983. Note: The proportions of the building have been exaggerated, a mina...
Ruined gateway in the Baisgazi wall with the remains of an hexagonal tower, Gaur. In the distance, outside the east wall is the Firoz Minar. Artist(s): Baillie, William (1752/3-1799)
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Ruined gateway in the Baisgazi wall with the remains of an hexagonal tower. In the distance, outside the east wall is the Firoz Minar. Inscribed: ‘W.’ ‘Baillie delt 1784’. Ink and grey wash; 30 by 43cm.
The Manasbal lake, Kashmir. Artist(s): Hardinge, Charles Stewart (1822-1894)
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The Manasbal lake, Kashmir. Inscribed: ‘Manasa Bal. May/46. Cashmere. Hardinge,’ and on reverse: ‘Manasa Lake. The most beautiful lake in Cashmere’. Pencil and wash heightened with white; 19.5 by 25.3 cm. Purchased 1983.