MATTHEWS, HENRY (17? -1830) Matthews was an employee of the East India Company, entering its service in 1801 as an Assistant Elder, later becoming an ...
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MATTHEWS, HENRY (17? -1830) Matthews was an employee of the East India Company, entering its service in 1801 as an Assistant Elder, later becoming an Elder in the Private Trade Warehouse and retiring in 1827. He appears to have been a versatile inventor as well as a keen amateur artist. His de...
MUNRO, JOHN (in India 1791-1837) Probably John Munro of the Madras Army. Cadet 1790; Ensign 1791; Lieutenant 1794; Captain 1800; Major 1811; Lieut.-C ...
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MUNRO, JOHN (in India 1791-1837) Probably John Munro of the Madras Army. Cadet 1790; Ensign 1791; Lieutenant 1794; Captain 1800; Major 1811; Lieut.-Colonel 1818; Colonel 1824; Major-General 1837. --------------------- WD2426-2427 2 water-colours; 10.75 by 17.25 ins. Purchased 1910.
Bridge over the River Barna, Benares (U.P.). European bungalows and houses in the background; elephant, horses and carriages on the bridge and road. Artist(s): Nicholls, Charles George (fl. 1792-1818)
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Bridge over the River Barna, Benares (U.P.). European bungalows and houses in the background; elephant, horses and carriages on the bridge and road. c.1800. Inscrbed on mount: ‘Bridge over the Barna at Benares.’ Water-colour; 16.5 by 23 ins. Purchased July 1919. Note: A smaller version (10...
View of Simla (Punjab States), with Christ Church in middle distance. Artist(s): Poulton, Henry Boileau Adolphus (1823-1902)
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View of Simla, with Christ Church in middle distance. 1855. Water-colour; 10 by 14ins. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Simla Church & 'Jacko' from under 'the Bank', north side, 1855.’ Foster Catalogue, no.315.
POULTON, HENRY, BOILEAU ADOLPHUS (1823-1902) Served in Bengal with 64th Native Infantry from 1843 to 1874. In Sind campaign 1845. On sick leave in S ...
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POULTON, HENRY, BOILEAU ADOLPHUS (1823-1902) Served in Bengal with 64th Native Infantry from 1843 to 1874. In Sind campaign 1845. On sick leave in Simla July 1855 to December 1856 when these drawings were made. --------------------- WD2429-2431 3 drawings presented by H.D. Poulton, India Aud...
Shola Trees in the Nilgiri Hills; a child riding with a syce in the foreground. Artist(s): Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829-1908)
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Shola Trees in the Nilgiri Hills; a child riding with a syce in the foreground. c.1850. Inscribed:’ R.H. Sankey. Sholah Trees.’ Water-colour; 10 by 13.5 ins. Foster Catalogue, no.171.
View of rocky hillside near Pachmarhi (Central Provinces). Artist(s): Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829-1908)
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View of rocky hillside near Pachmarhi. c.1860 Inscribed on mount: ‘Near Pachmarhi.’ Water-colour; 8 by 5 ins. Note: This is probably Chauragarh, a great square-headed bluff on the south edge of the Pachmarhi plateau. Foster Catalogue, no.168.
