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Subject Houses Place Calcutta, West Bengal, India Level [40] File

1. Add Or 488

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 488
Title:
Calcutta house surrounded by a garden with tank and out-houses. Artist(s): Muhammad Amir, Shaikh, of Karraya (fl.1830s-40s)
Scope & Content:
A Calcutta house surrounded by a garden with tank and out-houses. Water-colour; 18 by 26.75 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1845
Extent:
1 Item

2. P939

Reference (shelfmark):
P939
Title:
The Writers' Buildings, Calcutta.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
Scope & Content:
The Writers' Buildings, Calcutta. No. IV. THE WRITERS' BUILDINGS, CALCUTTA. The Writers' Buildings, so called from being the residence of the junior part of the Gentlemen in the service of the English East India Company. Immediately beyond this Edifice is the old Court House; the road leads ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798
Extent:
1 Item

3. P941

Reference (shelfmark):
P941
Title:
Part of Cheringhee, Calcutta.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
Scope & Content:
Part of Cheringhee, Calcutta. No. VI. PART OF CHERINGHEE, CALCUTTA. Cheringhee is situated on the east fide of the Esplanade, and, though formerly separated, may now be considered as making a part of the town of Calcutta. The houses, which are of brick, stuccoed, and afterwards coloured, ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1798
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD268

Reference (shelfmark):
WD268
Title:
A European house, 2 Alipore Lane, Calcutta. 26 October 1868. Artist(s): Leighton, Stanley (1837-1901)
Scope & Content:
A European house, 2 Alipore Lane, Calcutta. 26 October 1868. Inscribed on front of picture in pencil: ‘2 Alipore Lane, Calcutta. Monday 26. Oct. 1868. S.L. A. Chumery. Mr Miller, Mr Wilson, Mr Ball, Mr Ingram.’ Pencil and wash; 6.75 by 9.75 ins. Note: Miller was a stipendary magistrate of C...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1868
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD1702

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1702
Title:
European house on river bank, Cossipur (Bengal). c.1830. Artist(s): Blagrave, Jane (fl. 1809-1840)
Scope & Content:
European house on river bank, Cossipur (Bengal). c.1830. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘J.M.A.B. Mrs Wilson’s Refuge. Cossipore.’ Pen-and-ink; 4.25 by 6.25 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD2873

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2873
Title:
An English lady and gentleman standing in the richly furnished drawing-room of a European-style house with french windows opening on to a pillared veranda, probably in Calcutta. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
Scope & Content:
An English lady and gentleman standing in the richly furnished drawing-room of a European-style house with french windows opening on to a pillared veranda, probably in Calcutta. c.1830. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘J. Prinsep’. Pen-and-ink; 8 by 9.75 ins. Purchased 20 February 1967.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD4255

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4255
Title:
'Sir C. Grey’s, the Gardens near Calcutta'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)
Scope & Content:
‘Sir C. Grey’s, the Gardens near Calcutta’. Pencil; 13 by 23.5 cm. Note: Sir Charles Grey (d.1865), Chief Justice of Bengal 1825-32, friend of Bishop James from their time at Christ Church, Oxford. He had a house at Garden Reach opposite the Botanic Gardens.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1828
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD4382

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4382
Title:
Belvedere House, Alipur. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
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 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1838
Extent:
1 Item

9. X630(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
X630(2)
Title:
'Esplanade Row. Town hall.' Plate 2 from William Wood's 'A series of twenty-eight panoramic views of Calcutta'.. Artist(s): Wood, William (fl. 1827-1833)
Scope & Content:
‘Esplanade Row. Town Hall. Ditto.’
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 Item

10. X630(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
X630(5)
Title:
'Esplanade Row. Club House.' Plate 5 from William Wood's 'A series of twenty-eight panoramic views of Calcutta'.. Artist(s): Wood, William (fl. 1827-1833)
Scope & Content:
‘Esplanade Row. Club House. From nature and on stone by W. Wood, Junr. London, etc.’
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1833
Extent:
1 Item