View of Madras looking south from the fort, with main landmarks numbered. Artist(s): Taynton, Edwin George (1809-1845)
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View of Madras looking south from the fort c.1838, with main landmarks numbered. Inscribed on original label: ‘View along the South Beach. 1. Government House. 2. Banqueting Room (detached) 3. The Mount. 4. Palaveram. 5. Conspicuous Mosque. 6. Marine Bungalow, in Govt Garden. 7. The Ice ...
Custom House, Madras. Artist(s): Gantz, John (1772-1853)
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Custom House, Madras. Inscribed: ‘John Gantz 1830’. Water-colour; 28.4 by 49.8 cm. Purchased 1978. Note: See his views of Board of Trade and Custom House, WD1363 and WD2454.
METCALFE COLLECTION Portraits of members of the Metcalfe family, various sizes and media. --------------------- WD3740-3745 Presented in 1978 by Miss ...
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METCALFE COLLECTION Portraits of members of the Metcalfe family, various sizes and media. --------------------- WD3740-3745 Presented in 1978 by Miss Agnes Wright, who inherited them from her brother-in-law, Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, 7th Baronet.
Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (1785-1846), 3rd Baronet and 1st Baron Metcalfe, the second son of Sir Thomas Metcalfe,seated in a chair facing left.
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Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (1785-1846), 3rd Baronet and 1st Baron Metcalfe, the second son of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, seated in a chair facing left, c.1835. Black and red chalk; 39.7 by 32 cm. Note: This was originally catalogued as a portrait of Sir Thomas ...
Half-length portrait of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (1785-1846), 3rd Baronet and 1st Baron Metcalfe, the second son of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, seated facing right
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Half-length portrait of Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe (1785-1846), 3rd Baronet and 1st Baron Metcalfe, the second son of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, seated facing right, c.1836. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Miss Denning’, and in pencil in a different hand: ‘May-1845, Montreal’. Ivory miniature in origina...
Three-quarter length portrait of Emily Theophila, Viscountess Ashbrook (1791-1885), elder daughter of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, the 1st Baronet. Seated, and resting her arm on a table, she wears a black lace cap and shawl
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Three-quarter length portrait of Emily Theophila, Viscountess Ashbrook (1791-1885), elder daughter of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, the 1st Baronet. Seated, and resting her arm on a table, she wears a black lace cap and shawl, c.1830. Pastel; 46 by 30.7 cm.
Full length standing portrait of Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902). Artist(s): Pip, pseud. (fl. 1900)
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Full length standing portrait of Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902). Bodycolour; 54 by 37.4 cm. Presented by Miss A. Wright, 1978, inherited from her brother-in-law Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, 7th Baronet.
St. Helena. Mountainous landscape with single storied buildings in the distance. Artist(s): Cornish, Hubert (1757-1823)
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Mountainous landscape with single storied buildings in the distance. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Mr Kennedy’s House and Lot in St Helena’. Water-colour; 37 by 52 cm. Purchased 1978. Note: The drawing must have been made on the return voyage on the ‘Britannia’, which stopped at St. Helena between ...
