View of a river and the distant Malabar hills, October 1874. Artist(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
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View of a river and the distant Malabar hills, October 1874. Inscribed: ‘Malabar 1874’ and ‘EL 1874’. Water-colour with scratching out; 17.5 by 37.6 cm. Purchased 1994. Provenance: Frances, Lady Waldegrave and thence by descent. Note: ‘Indian journal’, 24 October 1874: 'The palms are in a p...
The Brihadiswaraswami Temple, Tanjore, September 1874. Artist(s): Lear, Edward (1812-1888)
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The Brihadiswaraswami Temple, Tanjore, September 1874. Inscribed: ‘EL. 1875’. Water-colour; 25.4 by 39.5 cm. Purchased 1994. Provenance: The Hon. Mrs. Bonham Carter. Note: Lear's ‘Indian journal’ entry for 20 September 1874: 'This great pyramid is a wonderfully fine thing and, being old an...
Smaller mosque of Aurangzeb, with the north minaret covered with scaffolding. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Smaller mosque of Aurangzeb, with the north minaret covered with scaffolding. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Madhoray Ghat and the Minarets. 10 March 1826’. Water-colour; 26.5 by 17.8 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: Reproduction in ‘Benares illustrated’, lithographed by L. Haghe. 'At the time of drawing...
Distant view of Benares with two men catching turtles in the foreground from the Mandakini tank.. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Distant view of Benares with two men catching turtles in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘City from the NW corner of the Mundakinee Tulao, 10 Oct 1826’. Water-colour; 17.6 by 26.5 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: Reproduced in ‘Benares illustrated’, lithographed by J.D. Harding. The tank was...
Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Building work on the drainage tunnel from the Machhodri tank to the river, 1826. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Commencement of the Tunnel near Trilochun Ghat’. Water-colour; 26.6 by 17.6 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: See WD4276 for map of the area and proposed site of the drain and WD4277 for map and c...
View of the west end of St John's Church, Calcutta, showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument. Artist(s): Prinsep, Amelia Rebecca (1798-1860)
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View of the west end of St. John's Church, Calcutta showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument, c.1830. Inscribed: ‘Calcutta. From W. Prinsep by E.R. Prinsep’, and on the original mount: ‘William's House. Charles's House St John's Church’. Water-colour; 18.7 by 26.6...
Belvedere House, Alipur. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Belvedere House, Alipur. Signed: ‘W.P.’ and inscribed on original mount: ‘Belvedere House at Alipore, WP’. Water-colour; 20.3 by 29.8 cm. Purchased 1994. Note: Charles Robert Prinsep was living at Belvedere in 1838 when this drawing was probably made. The Prinsep family bought the house in ...
Line of wounded sepoys, queuing up to be questioned by a group of officers seated round a table, one with a hookah. Artist(s): Bellew, Francis John (1799-1868)
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Line of wounded sepoys, queuing up to be questioned by a group of officers seated round a table, one with a hookah. Inscribed: ‘Station invaliding Committee delt Bellew. Sketch by Capt Bellew. “Een in their Ashes glow their winter fires.”‘ On reverse a damaged inscription. 15 by 22.9 cm.
BELLEW, FRANCIS JOHN (1799-1868) Born Kent. Bengal Army. Cadet 1814; Ensign 1815; Lieutenant 1816; Captain 1823, retired 1832. Served in the Third ...
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BELLEW, FRANCIS JOHN (1799-1868) Born Kent. Bengal Army. Cadet 1814; Ensign 1815; Lieutenant 1816; Captain 1823, retired 1832. Served in the Third Mahratta War, First Burma War and Arakan Campaign. Wrote ‘Memoirs of a Griffin,’ 2 vols, London,1845, illustrated with engravings after his own draw...
