Portrait of Jacob Cowles (1774-1850), East India Company's maritime service, captain of the Indiaman 'Lord Eldon'.. Artist(s): Coslett, R.G. (fl. 1808-27)
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Small half-length portrait of Jacob Cowles (1774-1850), of the East India Company’s maritime service. He is seated on a chair looking slightly to his right and wears a dark blue coat with black velvet collar, with buff waistcoat and white stock. Signed: ‘R Coslett fecit 1817.’ Cowles was the...
Portrait of Isabella Cowles (1778-1852).. Artist(s): Coslett, R.G. (fl. 1808-27)
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Small half-length portrait of Isabella Cowles, née Jacob (1774-1850), seated looking directly at the viewer. She wears a blue dress with a high white lace collar. Family information provided by the donors indicates that she married her cousin Jacob Cowles in 1806. They had no children, but ad...
Jahangir's tomb at Shahdara. Artist(s): Longcroft, Thomas (c. 1760-1811)
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Jahangir’s tomb at Shahdara, near Lahore, 1795. The view shows the minarets of the tomb rising above the trees. Pencil and grey wash, laid down on original mount with wide black frame; 354 by 536 mm (drawing), 36 by 56.5 cm (original mount). Inscribed in a cartouche below: ‘A Mangoe grove wi...
Three-quarter length portrait of an armed retainer 'Abdallah, his sword and knife attached by bandoliers, and carrying a handaxe.. Artist(s): Nash, Edward (1778-1821)
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Three-quarter length portrait of an armed retainer ‘Abdallah, his sword and knife attached by bandoliers, and carrying a handaxe. Pencil and watercolour; 160 by 118 mm. Signed lower right: ‘EN’; and inscribed on label pasted to reverse of original frame: ‘A Portrait of Abdulla a Mussulman ...
Three-quarter length portrait of a Christian ayah carrying the child Marianne Reeves, afterwards James.. Artist(s): Nash, Edward (1778-1821)
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Three-quarter length portrait of a Christian ayah carrying the child Marianne Reeves. Pencil and watercolour; 155 by 116 mm. Signed lower right: ‘EN’; and inscribed on label pasted to reverse of original frame: ‘A portrait of my sister Marianne Mrs. James & 2ly Mrs. Knapp when a child ...
Landscape, trees and hill in the Nilgiri Hills.. Artist(s): Le Hardy, Charle Francis (1802-82)
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Landscape, trees and hill in the Nilgiri Hills.. Pencil; 190 by 230 mm. Inscribed below: ‘View from the Bungalow at Eramuttoon taken 12th September 1829’
View of the British settlement of Tappanooly, on the small island of Punchong Cacheel, Sumatra. Artist(s): Trapaud, Elisha (1750-1828), circle of
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Inscribed below painting in ink: 'View of the Island of Ponchun Cacheel from the North East'; in pencil (incorrectly identified) as Edward Lear. On verso (incorrectly inscribed): 'Edward Lear Author of Nonsense Verses, etc.'