Almorah No. 5.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘Almorah No. 5.’ The capital of Kumaon sits on a saddle-ridge, with the town and temples in the middle, and the old fort Lal Mandi, renamed Fort Moira, in the distance.
Almorah No. 1.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘Almorah No. 1.’ The town seen from the other side of the ridge, with the ‘cantonment’ and fort in the distance, and another smaller fort crowning the nearer summit. Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1804.’
Nokoocheea Lake Kumaoon No. 1. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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Nokoocheea Lake Kumaoon No. 1 Naukachiya Tal, the Lake with Nine Corners, two miles east of Bhim Tal, one of the most indented and prettiest of the Kumaon lakes, surrounded on three sides by high hills and with oak woods coming down to the water’s edge.
Snowy Mounts. from summit of Dehee Daibee.. Artist(s): Hearsey, Hyder Young (1782-1840)
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‘Snowy Mounts. from summit of Dehee Daibee.’ Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1804.’ Ridges in green and brown leading to the Himalaya. It is not clear what Hearsey’s vantage point is, or on which expedition he drew this.
A building inside Kalinjar Fort.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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A building inside Kalinjar Fort. Maisey was based at Kalinjar from 1845 to 1847. Inscribed: ‘Jan'y 25th, 1847. In Kallinjur Fort, Bundlecun.’ Pencil and wash; 12.5 by 8 cm.
Rear view of the north gateway, Sanchi Stupa.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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Rear view of the north gate, Sanchi. Inscribed: ‘Plate IV. Rear View of the North Gateway’. ‘F. Maisey del’” Verso: ‘Fred Maisey, 67th Regt’. ‘Old Plate IV. New Plate IV’. Pencil and body colour on green card; 47 by 32 cm. Reproduced in Maisey, F.C. ‘Sanchi and its Remains’ (London, 1892, pla...
Carvings on the north gate of Sanchi Stupa, front face of the left pillar.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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Carvings on the north gateway of Sanchi Stupa, front face of left pillar. Inscribed: ‘PLATE V. See Plate VI fig.1. See Plate VI fig.2. See Plate VIII. See Plate VII fig.1.’ Verso: ‘Old Plate V. New Plate V. 67th Regt.’ Pencil and wash drawing on yellow card; 49 by 31.5 cm. Reproduced in Mais...
Carved panel from the west gate of Sanchi Stupa, inner face of the left pillar.. Artist(s): Maisey, Frederick Charles (1825-1892)
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Carved panel from the west gate of Sanchi Stupa, inner face of the west pillar. Inscribed: ‘XXXVI’ (in black ink), ‘XXIV’ (in red ink). Ink sketch on tracing paper, 25 by 16.5 cm. Reproduced in Maisey, F.C. ‘Sanchi and its Remains’ (London, 1892, plate XXIV) and in Fergusson, J. ‘Tree and Se...
View of an entrance to the temple at Kerdah, near Barrackpore. Artist(s): Moffat, James (1775-1815)
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View of an entrance to the temple at Kerdah, near Barrackpore Pencil, pen and brown ink and water-colour; 431 x 660 mm. Engraved: by J. Moffat as ‘Barrackpore, Pagoda near Khardah,’ and published 1805-10. Provenance: with Spencer’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Bridlington, June 1971, where purchase...
