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'Palladian house, Bhagalpur'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)
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Palladian house, Bhagalpur. Water-colour and pen and ink; 19.5 by 24.5 cm. Note: 16 July: ‘‘Landed in the evening at Boglipore ... very warmly received by Mr and Mrs Nisbet ... they have a delightful house and park and it is the healthiest station on this side of India ... I made a sketch of t...
The temple at Kalighat, Calcutta, with colour notes and architectural details. Artist(s): Solvyns, Frans Balthazar (1760-1824)
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The temple at Kalighat, with colour notes and architectural details. Pencil; 28.2 by 41.8 cm. Note: A preliminary drawing for ‘Callegaut’ in Section 7 of ‘The Hindoos’.
Plan and view of the pontoon bridge over the Ganges, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Plan and view of the pontoon bridge over the Ganges. On reverse a cross section of the river showing high and low water marks. Inscribed: ‘Section of BC. The dotted line shows the Level of the small Buttress A whence the rest were measured. The Channel of the Burna was in 1823-4 50 feet broa...
Map of the confluence of the Barna and Ganges rivers with temples and the old fort on the left and brick kiln on the right, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Map of the confluence of the Barna and Ganges rivers with temples and the old fort on the left and brick kiln on the right. Pen and ink and water-colour.
Plan of a group of buildings on Dal-ki-Mandi, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Plan of a group of buildings on Dal-ki-Mandi. Inscribed: ‘Meer Roostum Ulee Ka Suraj. Dewan Shookr Oollah. Dal Kee Mundei’. On reverse plans of a densely built section of the city. Pencil and wash. Note: Drawings used to compile Prinsep’s map of Benares made in 1822.
Plan of the smaller mosque of Aurangzeb with elevation of the north minaret, Benares. Artist(s): Prinsep, James (1799-1840)
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Plan of the smaller mosque of Aurangzeb with elevation of the north minaret. Inscribed: ‘Plan of the Madhoray musjid Benares. J. Prinsep Novr. 1823’ with notes and measurements. Pen and ink and wash. Note: The minarets were taken down and restored under James Prinsep’s direction as the found...
Temple of Kailasanatha at Ellora near Aurangabad, viewed from the south looking north past the monolithic pillar towards the bridge connecting the Nandi shrine with the main temple. Artist(s): Grindlay, Robert Melville (1786-1877)
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Temple of Kailasanatha at Ellora near Aurangabad, viewed from the south looking north past the monolithic pillar towards the bridge connecting the Nandi shrine with the main temple. Inscribed indistinctly: ‘.... ch Kylas. Principal .... R. Grindlay’; 1810 watermark. Water-colour; 46 by 58.5 c...
Island of Onkar Mandhata and the Narbada river. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Island of Onkar Mandhata and the Narbada river. Inscribed: ‘Sacred Island of Ooncai Mandata on the Nerbuddah above Mundlasur’ and on reverse: ‘The Sacred Island of Ooncai Mandata in the Nerbuddah above Mundlaisir taken at the flood of the River’. Pencil; 15 by 26.4 cm.
