Inscribed on reverse: 'View of Island of Sirah off the Cantonment of Aden with Artillery Barracks in foreground'. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘View of Island of Sirah off the Cantonment of Aden with Artillery Barracks in foreground’. Pencil; 20.2 by 32.2 cm.
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.
Steeply wooded banks of a river, probably the Narbada. Artist(s): Waddell, Charles Douglas (1821-1884)
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Steeply wooded banks of a river, probably the Narbada. Pencil; 20 by 29 cm. Note: These two drawings must have been made between 1850 and 1855 when Waddell was stationed first at Mhow and then Jubbulpore.
St George’s Cathedral, Madras, with carriages arriving at the door. Artist(s): Gantz, Justinian (1802-1862)
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St George’s Cathedral, Madras, with carriages arriving at the door. 1849 Inscribed: ‘Just. Gantz Madras 1849’ and on reverse: ‘St George’s Cathedral. Madras 1849 JG’. Water-colour; 20.2 by 30 cm. Purchased 1993. Note: The Cathedral was built by Thomas Fiott De Havilland (1775-1866), Madras...
Tomb at Jahanabad, near Daranagar, 25 March 1789... Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Tomb at Jahanabad near Daranagar, 25 March 1789. Inscribed on the drawing: ‘Daranagur Gaut’. Wash over pencil; 23.3 by 29.2 cm. Provenance: Collection of Sir Henry Russell. Purchased 1993. Note: William Daniell refers to this building in his entry for 25 March 1789 as a mosque, but it is in...
General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
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General Avitabile seated at a table reading, with a woman on his knee, possibly his favourite, Begum Peri. Inscribed: ‘Le Chevalier General Avitabile Peshawur reading dispatches from Lahore regarding the revolution. Jany. 20th 1841’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 13.2 by 13.5 cm. Purchased 1...
A handsomely furnished drawing-room, with windows looking out over palm trees to the sea beyond, Bombay
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A handsomely furnished drawing-room, with windows looking out over palm trees to the sea beyond. Inscribed on label on back of original mount: ‘Drawing room in our Grand-father’s - General F.W. Marriott’s House in Bombay about 1857’. Water-colour; 29 by 42.5 cm.
Half-length portrait of Sophia Isabella Marriott, sister of General Marriott, wearing a gold silk dress, black veil and mourning brooch
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Half-length portrait of Sophia Isabella Marriott, sister of General Marriott, wearing a gold silk dress, black veil and mourning brooch. Inscribed on label on back of original mount: ‘My Great Aunt (Sophia Isabella Marriott) daughter of George Wharton Marriott, B.C. of Inner Temple’, and on rev...
