WIMBERLEY, MARY (1796-1887) Born in County Wicklow, Ireland, daughter of Major General Charles Irvine, HM 57th Foot. Married Charles Wimberley in 182 ...
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WIMBERLEY, MARY (1796-1887) Born in County Wicklow, Ireland, daughter of Major General Charles Irvine, HM 57th Foot. Married Charles Wimberley in 1825 in London. He was appointed Chaplain on the Bengal Establishment in the same year; served mainly in Bengal but spent two years in Macao, 1832-4....
Mountain landscape with figures round a camp fire and snowy peaks beyond. Artist(s): White, George Francis (1808-1898)
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Mountain landscape with figures round a camp fire and snowy peaks beyond. Inscribed: ‘Peaks near the source of the Ganges. G.F. White’. On original mount: ‘Near the source of the Ganges R, Himala Mtns. G.F.W. delt’. Pencil heightened with white on tinted paper; 28 by 38.2 cm. Purchased 1970.
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. Artist(s): White, George Francis (1808-1898)
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The Qutb Minar, Delhi. Inscribed: ‘The Kootoob - near Delhi. G.F. White delt. 15th Decr. 1838’. Pencil and ink; 19 by 28.2 cm. Purchased 1970. Note: In 1803 the Qutb Minar sustained damage during an earthquake, including the collapse of the upper storey. The repairs and renovations were m...