Elysium Hill, Simla (Punjab States). View of hills with wooden village houses in foreground; snows on horizon. Artist(s): Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829-1908)
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Elysium Hill, Simla. View of hills with wooden village houses in foreground; snows on horizon. c.1876. Water-colour; 9.5 by 14 ins. Inscribed on back: ‘Elysium Hill, Simla.’ Foster Catalogue, no.169.
The entrenchments, Allahabad (U.P). Artist(s): Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829-1908)
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The entrenchments, Allahabad (U.P). 1857. Inscribed on front: ‘The Entrenchments at Allahabad in their unfinished state.’ Water-colour; 10 by 14.5 ins. Foster Catalogue, no.170.
Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill (England). Artist(s): Winny, Thomas Herbert (1861-1960)
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Royal Indian Engineering College, Cooper's Hill (England). 1926. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘T.H.W.’ Water-colour; 16.5 by 24.5ins. Presented by the artist, 1926. Note: Cooper's Hill was a college for the training of civil engineers from 1871 to 1906. Winny had been connected with...
Front of the East India House, Leadenhall Street, London. Classical design with Ionic columns, and pediment with sculptured tympanum, surmounted by statues. c. 1798
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Front of the East India House, Leadenhall Street, London. Classical design with Ionic columns, and pediment with sculptured tympanum, surmounted by statues. c.1798. Pen-and-ink and wash; 18.25 by 31 ins. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Note: This is probably one of the original dra...
East Indian Railway lattice-girder bridge over the River Son, near Patna (Bihar). A train is crossing on the single line; a signal-man waves a green flag. Country boat on river. c. 1855
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East Indian Railway lattice-girder bridge over the River Son, near Patna (Bihar). A train is crossing on the single line; a signal-man waves a green flag. Country boat on river. c.1855. Inscribed on mount: ‘Soane Bridge. Length 4536. number of spans 28 of 150 feet each.’ Water-colour; 2...
The Inner Court of the India Office, King Charles Street, London, decorated for a reception on 4 July 1902
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The Inner (Durbar) Court of the India Office, King Charles Street, London, decorated for a reception on 4 July 1902. Water-colour; 381 by 251 ins. circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Note: The drawing appears to illustrate a scheme of decoration by the Ministry of Works for a reception h...
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Terminus and Administrative Offices, Bombay. Artist(s): Haig, Axel Herman (1835-1921)
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The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Terminus and Administrative Offices, Bombay. 1878. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A.H.H. 1878.’ Water-colour; 36 by 62 ins. Presented by the London Office of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company. Note: This building (later called the Victoria Railway T...
Sir Nathaniel Dance (1748-1827). A half-length portrait. He wears a brown coat with black velvet collar and gilt buttons, and a white neck-cloth. Foster 20.
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Sir Nathaniel Dance (1748-1827). A half-length portrait. He wears a brown coat with black velvet collar and gilt buttons, and a white neck-cloth. c.1804. Pastel; 20.5 by 17 ins. Presented by W.M. Harvey, 1859. Note: Dance entered the East India Company's Naval Service in 1759 and was in co...