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)
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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.
Album of 61 drawings of mainly unidentified sculpture and architectural details. Between 1846 and 1853. A few drawings are by Kittoe himself, but the majority are by Indian draftsmen whom he had trained
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ff.1-50 Unidentified sculpture and architectural details. f.51 Lion columns from Mettiah and Singhia. ff.52-61 Unidentified sculpture and architectural details.
Album of 44 drawings of sculpture on the stupa rail at Bodhgaya (Bihar), made by Kittoe during his investigation of the site. January 1847.. Artist(s): Kittoe, Markham (1808-1853)
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44 drawings (24 folios) of sculpture on the stupa rail at Bodhgaya (Bihar), made by Kittoe during his investigation of the site. January 1847. Cover inscribed: ‘Kittoe's Drawings. vol. 2. The Buddhagaya Rail.’ Drawings inscribed: ‘M. Kittoe. Capt.’; also with dates varying from 11 to 19 January 1...
'Square at Bangalore' and on reverse: 'The Entrance of Tippoo’s Palace, Bangalore Feby. 92'. Artist(s): Hunter, James (d. 1792)
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‘Square at Bangalore’ and on reverse: ‘The Entrance of Tippoo’s Palace, Bangalore Feby. 92’ Water-colour; 28 by 42.5 cm. Purchased 1967. Note: This is probably the original water-colour from which an aquatint by J.C. Stadler was made for ‘Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore’, publish...
Inscribed on reverse: 'Our house at Indiki'. Artist(s): Durand, Sir Henry Mortimer (1850-1924)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘Our house at Indiki. 17.10.93 HMD’. Water-colour; 12.5 by 20.3 cm. Note: For his time at Indiki see letter to Lord Roberts, 27 November 1893, Mss Eur D727/4.
Sketchbook containing nineteen drawings depicting sailing ships and landscapes in England and India. Artist(s): Bellasis, George Hutchins (1807-1862)
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p.1 Army encampment at Khandala, Bombay. Inscribed: ‘‘Khandalla’, our camp, 1847. Raj-maj Forts’. p.2a Windermere, Ferry and Inn. With inscription on reverse including ‘H.H.B. for G.H.B. 1829’ (perhaps his aunt Helen Hutchins Bellasis). p.2b Horseman. p.3 St Stephen’s Ch...
