Cawnpore. 'Sketch of Genl. Sir Hugh Wheeler’s Entrenchments at Cawnpore 25th August taken from the sap driven by the Mutineers during the Siege of the place'. Artist(s): Loder, Edwin (1827-1885)
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‘Sketch of Genl. Sir Hugh Wheeler’s Entrenchments at Cawnpore 25th August taken from the sap driven by the Mutineers during the Siege of the place. Drawn by E. Loder’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 23.5 by 31 cm. Note: The buildings are not as damaged as in the Crump lithographs and the tall ...
Cawnpore. 'Exterior of the House in which the Massacre of our Women and Children took place and the Well down which their bodies were thrown. On the left of the Well are some Graves where those of the Prisoners who Died before the Massacre are buried'.
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‘Exterior of the House in which the Massacre of our Women and Children took place and the Well down which their bodies were thrown. On the left of the Well are some Graves where those of the Prisoners who Died before the Massacre are buried. Drawn by E. Loder’. Water-colour; 23.7 by 31 cm. N...
Cawnpore. 'Interior of the Building at Cawnpore in which our Women and Children were fouly Murdered by order of the Nana Sahib on the 15th and 16th of July 1857, consequently upon the advance of the British Troops under General Havelock'. Artist(s): Lo
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‘Interior of the Building at Cawnpore in which our Women and Children were fouly Murdered by order of the Nana Sahib on the 15th and 16th of July 1857, consequently upon the advance of the British Troops under General Havelock. Drawn by E. Loder’. Water-colour; 24.5 by 30.2 cm. Note: The draw...
Album with laid down drawings, some loose, a few by other hands, mostly of western India. Artist(s): Ray, Gordon Meredith (1912-1993)
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Album (ff.1-15) with laid down drawings, some loose, a few by other hands. Drawings various sizes, album 34.5 by 44 cm. Bequeathed by the artist, 1993, as part of Mss Eur F256/1-26. The album was formerly item 24 and was transferred to Prints and Drawings in July 1993. Mss Eur F256 includes ...
Sukkur, looking towards the fort. Artist(s): Houghton, William Robert (1826-1897)
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‘Sukkur’, looking towards the fort. On reverse: ‘Collectors House, Sukkur, with Railroad, Steamers etc etc.’ ‘Sukkur. Bukkur & Roree-Sind. March 5/79. W.R. Houghton’. Water-colour; 20 by 35 cm. Bequeathed by Mr. G.M. Ray, 1993, along with Mss Eur F256. Note: The drawing was loose in ...
'Barrackpore. The Seat of the Governor General 16 miles from Calcutta from Nature. November 1807'. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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‘Barrackpore. The Seat of the Governor General 16 miles from Calcutta from Nature. November 1807. C.R.F.’ Note: Forrest made several journeys up-country on his military duties and mentions two visits to Barrackpore in ‘A picturesque tour’, one in August and one in December, year unknown. Th...
FORREST, CHARLES RAMUS (d.1827) British Army. Served in the West Indies and South America from 1778 to 1781 with the 90th Regiment of Foot. Went to ...
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FORREST, CHARLES RAMUS (d.1827) British Army. Served in the West Indies and South America from 1778 to 1781 with the 90th Regiment of Foot. Went to India in 1802 with the 3rd Regiment of Foot and stayed until 1811. Two sons were born while he was in Bengal. From 1812 to 1815 he fought in the Pe...
A four-arched bridge spanning a narrow river, Sirhind, men fishing and washing clothes. To the right are ruins of an earlier bridge. An army officer sits sketching on the river bank. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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A four-arched bridge spanning a narrow river, men fishing and washing clothes. To the right are ruins of an earlier bridge. An army officer sits sketching on the river bank. Inscribed: ‘Ruins of a Bridge at Sirhind 7th Feby. 1809, about 1600 Miles above Calcutta. C.R.F.’ Note: See ‘A pictur...
Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground. Inscribed: ‘Part of the Range of Mountains of Tibet extending from N.N.E. to E.S.E. Said by the natives to be distant from our Camp, the nearest Range abt 25 and the Snowy one 50...
Distant view of the Uzina pagoda, Moulmein. Artist(s): Patey, Russell (fl. 1846)
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Distant view of the Uzina pagoda, Moulmein. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Sept. 46. Moulmein Printing office seen from Naval Bungalow, Pagoda to the back. Time morning Weather foggy. Russell Patey’. Sepia wash over pencil; 24 by 34 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: The drawing came from a group dated be...
