Two Javanese soldiers, one seated on a rock, the other holding a spear and a shield decorated with a face. In the distance a house on stilts. Artist(s): Dancx, Francoys (c.1650-1703)
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Two soldiers, one seated on a rock, the other holding a spear and a shield decorated with a face. In the distance a house on stilts. Inscribed: ‘Frans Dancx’ and below: ‘dit syn de bockjes die ons tegen de Makassaren geholpen 1669’. Pen and sepia ink and wash; 29.5 by 19.5 cm. Note: Original...
A group of Javanese men and women. A man with a spear hands a seated woman a fruit watched by her child. Beyond a man smoking a long stemmed pipe talks to another and a women in a striped dress carries a small bunch of bananas. Artist(s): Dancx, Fran
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A group of men and women. A man with a spear hands a seated woman a fruit watched by her child. Beyond a man smoking a long stemmed pipe talks to another and a women in a striped dress carries a small bunch of bananas. Pen and sepia ink and wash; 28.5 by 19.2 cm.
Hill village with workers in the fields and a group of Bengal sepoys in the middle distance. Artist(s): Manson, James (1791-1862)
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Hill village with workers in the fields and a group of Bengal sepoys in the middle distance. Inscribed: ‘J. Manson 1826’ and on reverse: ‘Almorah’. Water-colour; 27.8 by 39.5 cm.
Kali Mandi pass. Artist(s): Manson, James (1791-1862)
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Kali Mandi pass. Inscribed on reverse: ‘View of the Himmalaya from the Kaleemundee Ghaut in Juwahir a pass about 9100 feet above the level of the sea’. Water-colour; 27.6 by 39.3 cm.
Head and shoulders portrait, facing left, of Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833), theologian, linguist and social reformer
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Head and shoulders portrait, facing left, of Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833), theologian, linguist and social reformer. c.1832. Inscribed: ‘Rammahun Roy’. Pencil; 15 by 13 cm. Purchased 1972 together with a letter and anonymous manuscript note describing a meeting with Rammohan Roy, Mss Eur B2...
Interior of the Great Shiva Cave, Elephanta, showing a subsidiary shrine at the west end of the hall. Artist(s): Wales, James (1747-1795)
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Interior of the Great Siva Cave, Elephanta, showing a subsidiary shrine at the west end of the hall. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Subhmanean Temple Bengal’. Water-colour with ruled and wash borders; 38 by 55.5 cm. Note: The incorrect inscription may have been added later, or refer to a drawing orig...
Achibal Bagh, Kashmir. Artist(s): Villiers-Stuart, Constance Mary (1876-1966)
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Achibal Bagh, Kashmir. Inscribed: ‘C.M. Villiers-Stuart 1911’ and on reverse: ‘Early morning at Achibal Bagh. Sept 1911. Kashmir’. On original mount: ‘No.18 The Waterfall (Achebal)’. Water-colour; 53 by 35 cm. Note: Reproduced ‘Gardens of the great Mughals’, plate 28.
VILLIERS-STUART, CONSTANCE MARY (1876-1966) ‘Née’ Fielden, born Beachamwell Hall, Norfolk. Studied painting in Paris. Married Patrick Villiers-Stuar ...
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VILLIERS-STUART, CONSTANCE MARY (1876-1966) ‘Née’ Fielden, born Beachamwell Hall, Norfolk. Studied painting in Paris. Married Patrick Villiers-Stuart, Royal Fusiliers, 1908. In India 1910-1913 and 1922-1924. Published several works on garden history and planning including ‘Gardens of the great ...
