River scene near Canton, a junk in the foreground. Artist(s): Abbott, Captain (fl. 1816-1817)
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River scene near Canton, a junk in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘View by Capt. Abbott on the river, near Canton’. Pencil; 18 by 23.5 cm. Provenance: deposited on permanent loan by the 5th Earl of Amherst, M.C., together with Add.Or.2538-2540, WD2966, P1743, and Mss Eur F140; purchas...
Album of miscellaneous drawings in India. Artist(s): Vesey, George Francis (1839-1899)
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Painted monogram on flyleaf. f.1a ‘Cohamul: The swell tailor of Dinapore and the greatest rogue. Augt. 2d 1859’. Pencil; 17.8 by 12.5 cm. f.1b ‘Old Cyclops our bootmaker Bankipore Sept. 29-/59’. Pencil; 17.8 by 25.4 cm. f.2 ‘Tartars from Tibet Jan 30/60 Dinapore’. ...
VESEY, GEORGE FRANCIS (1839-1899) British Army. Ensign, HM 19th Foot 1858; Lieutenant 1858; Captain 1866; Brevet-Major 43rd Foot 1878; Major 1881 whe ...
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VESEY, GEORGE FRANCIS (1839-1899) British Army. Ensign, HM 19th Foot 1858; Lieutenant 1858; Captain 1866; Brevet-Major 43rd Foot 1878; Major 1881 when his regiment amalgamated with HM 52nd Light Infantry to form Oxfordshire Light Infantry; Lieutenant-Colonel 1885; Colonel 1887. Spent three peri...