St George’s Cathedral, Madras, with carriages arriving at the door. Artist(s): Gantz, Justinian (1802-1862)
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St George’s Cathedral, Madras, with carriages arriving at the door. 1849 Inscribed: ‘Just. Gantz Madras 1849’ and on reverse: ‘St George’s Cathedral. Madras 1849 JG’. Water-colour; 20.2 by 30 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: The Cathedral was built by Thomas Fiott De Havilland (1775-1866), Madras...
Tomb at Jahanabad, near Daranagar, 25 March 1789... Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Tomb at Jahanabad near Daranagar, 25 March 1789. Inscribed on the drawing: ‘Daranagur Gaut’. Wash over pencil; 23.3 by 29.2 cm. Provenance: Collection of Sir Henry Russell. Purchased 1993. Note: William Daniell refers to this building in his entry for 25 March 1789 as a mosque, but it is in...
General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
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General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Inscribed: ‘Le Chevalier General Avitabile Peshawur reading dispatches from Lahore regarding the revolution. Jany. 20th 1841’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 13.2 by 13.5 cm. Purchased 1...
A handsomely furnished drawing-room, with windows looking out over palm trees to the sea beyond, Bombay
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A handsomely furnished drawing-room, with windows looking out over palm trees to the sea beyond. Inscribed on label on back of original mount: ‘Drawing room in our Grand-father’s - General F.W. Marriott’s House in Bombay about 1857’. Water-colour; 29 by 42.5 cm.
MARRIOTT COLLECTION. Lieutenant-General William Frederick Marriott was born in Holborn, son of George Wharton Marriott and his wife Anne Selina. Cade ...
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MARRIOTT COLLECTION. Lieutenant-General William Frederick Marriott was born in Holborn, son of George Wharton Marriott and his wife Anne Selina. Cadet, Bombay Engineers, 1834; attended Royal Engineers Establishment, Chatham 1837. Arrived in India 1838; Lieutenant 1846; Captain 1854; Lieutenant-...
Half-length portrait of Sophia Isabella Marriott, sister of General Marriott, wearing a gold silk dress, black veil and mourning brooch
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Half-length portrait of Sophia Isabella Marriott, sister of General Marriott, wearing a gold silk dress, black veil and mourning brooch. Inscribed on label on back of original mount: ‘My Great Aunt (Sophia Isabella Marriott) daughter of George Wharton Marriott, B.C. of Inner Temple’, and on rev...
Three heads of Javanese men, by Thomas Daniell. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840)
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Three heads of Javanese men, by Thomas Daniell. Probably 1785. Pencil; 15.8 by 21.2 cm. Note: Possibly studies used for ‘Malays of Java’, W. and T. Daniell, ‘Picturesque voyage to India’, London, 1810 plates 15 and 18. Purchased 1993.
Standing figure in pink tunic and red sash, wearing large tubulur ear-rings. Inscribed 'Rajah of Chedubah. W.D.'. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Standing figure in pink tunic and red sash, wearing large tubulur ear-rings. By William Daniell. 1795-1800. Inscribed: ‘Rajah of Chedubah, WD’. Water-colour; 30.3 by 20 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: Chedubah is an island off the coast of Burma, also called Foul Island from its evil-smelling vol...
