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’,...
An Indian girl. Original drawing for the frontispiece to 'Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the Western side of India'. Artist(s): Grindlay, Robert Melville (1786-1877)
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An Indian girl posing coquettishly. Original drawing for the frontispiece to ‘Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the Western side of India.’ Water-colour on ivory; 13.2 by 9.3 cm. Purchased 1994.
Portrait head in the classical style of Sir Charles Forbes. Artist(s): Nash, Edward (1778-1821)
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Portrait head of Sir Charles Forbes in the classical style. Inscribed on label on reverse: ‘Chas.’ ‘Forbes Born 3rd April 1773. Painted by E. Nash. Bombay. April 1809’. Grisaille on ivory; 8 by 6 cm, oval. Purchased 1994. Note: Sir Charles Forbes (d.1849) was for some years head of the firm ...
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 ...
'Ruins of a Mosque at Lota near the Megna'. Worked up from an earlier sketch of January 1834. Artist(s): Layard, Frederic Peter (1818-1891)
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‘No.4. Ruins of a Mosque at Lota near the Megna. F.P. Layard. Sukkur 1842. Sketched Janry 21st 1834’. Note: The Meghna is the great estuary of the Bengal delta, taking the waters of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers to the sea.
'Sattarahtond a Hindoo Temple near Comillah Zillah Typerah'. Worked up from an earlier sketch of February 1839. Artist(s): Layard, Frederic Peter (1818-1891)
