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Single storey house with blue shutters, sails of boats on the lake beyond. Artist(s): Gantz, Justinian (1802-1862)
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Single storey house with blue shutters, sails of boats on the lake beyond, c.1830. Inscribed on reverse: ‘The Red Hills. The Country Retreat of Mr James Taylor - Public Functionary’. Water-colour in wash borders; 28.2 by 38.2 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: James Taylor, Madras Civil Service 1795...
Sukkur, looking towards the fort. Artist(s): Houghton, William Robert (1826-1897)
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‘Sukkur’, looking towards the fort. On reverse: ‘Collectors House, Sukkur, with Railroad, Steamers etc etc.’ ‘Sukkur. Bukkur & Roree-Sind. March 5/79. W.R. Houghton’. Water-colour; 20 by 35 cm. Bequeathed by Mr. G.M. Ray, 1993, along with Mss Eur F256. Note: The drawing was loose in ...
'Barrackpore. The Seat of the Governor General 16 miles from Calcutta from Nature. November 1807'. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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‘Barrackpore. The Seat of the Governor General 16 miles from Calcutta from Nature. November 1807. C.R.F.’ Note: Forrest made several journeys up-country on his military duties and mentions two visits to Barrackpore in ‘A picturesque tour’, one in August and one in December, year unknown. Th...
A four-arched bridge spanning a narrow river, Sirhind, men fishing and washing clothes. To the right are ruins of an earlier bridge. An army officer sits sketching on the river bank. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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A four-arched bridge spanning a narrow river, men fishing and washing clothes. To the right are ruins of an earlier bridge. An army officer sits sketching on the river bank. Inscribed: ‘Ruins of a Bridge at Sirhind 7th Feby. 1809, about 1600 Miles above Calcutta. C.R.F.’ Note: See ‘A pictur...
Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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Distant view of the Himalayas showing the peak of Dhaulagiri (26,826 feet) in Nepal. A tent in the left foreground. Inscribed: ‘Part of the Range of Mountains of Tibet extending from N.N.E. to E.S.E. Said by the natives to be distant from our Camp, the nearest Range abt 25 and the Snowy one 50...
View of part of the principal entrance to Government House from Wellesley Place, Calcutta. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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View of part of the principal entrance to Government House from Wellesley Place. Inscribed: ‘Calcutta Government House from a Window in Spence’s Hotel. Sir C. D’Oyly ad nat. delt.,’ and on original mount: ‘Government House Calcutta - by Sir Chas. D’Oyly Bt.’
'Part of the City of Calcutta', Cllive Street.. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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‘Part of the City of Calcutta. Sir Charles D’Oyly ad natm delt. 1840,’ and on original mount: ‘Part of the Old City of Calcutta by Sir Chas D’Oyly Bt.’ Note: This appears to be the original drawing for ‘View in Clive Street’ in D’Oyly’s ‘Views of Calcutta and Environs’, London, 1848, although...
Hindu temple beyond a group of thatched houses, Calcutta. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
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Hindu temple beyond a group of thatched houses. Inscribed: ‘Near the Strand, Calcutta. Sir C. D’Oyly Bart ad natm. delt 1840’, and on original mount: ‘Part of Old City of Calcutta. by Sir Chas D’Oyly Bt.’ Note: Original drawing for ‘Hindoo temple near the Strand Road’, in ‘Views of Calcutta’,...
The interior of Fort St George with officers playing fives and the steeple of St Mary's Church beyond the barracks. Worked up from an earlier sketch of July 1838. Artist(s): Layard, Frederic Peter (1818-1891)
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The interior of Fort St. George with officers playing fives and the steeple of St. Mary's Church beyond the barracks. Inscribed: ‘No.1. Royal Barracks. Fort St George, Madras. F.P. Layard. Sukkur 1842. Sketched July 8th 1838’. Note: Layard arrived at Madras on 6 July 1838 on board the ‘Jo...
Serampore from across the Hooghly showing the Danish government buildings, and the church, built in 1805. Worked up from an earlier sketch of December 1838. Artist(s): Layard, Frederic Peter (1818-1891)
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Serampore from across the Hooghly showing the Danish government buildings, and the church, built in 1805. Inscribed: ‘No.2. The Danish Settlement of Serampore near Calcutta. F.P. Layard. Sukkur 1842. Sketched December 1st 1838’. Note: The Danish settlements were all sold to the East India ...
