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032-003280434 Material Type Prints, Drawings and Paintings

1. WD3904, WD4129-4132

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3904, WD4129-4132
Title:
AMHERST, Lady SARAH ELIZABETH (1801-76) Daughter of William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst of Aracan, Governor-General of India, and his first wife Sarah, ...
Scope & Content:
AMHERST, Lady SARAH ELIZABETH (1801-76) Daughter of William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst of Aracan, Governor-General of India, and his first wife Sarah, widow of the 5th Earl of Plymouth. Married Sir John Hay Williams, 1842. Lady Sarah Amherst accompanied her father, the 2nd Baron (later 1st Earl...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1829
Extent:
7 items

2. WD4131

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4131
Title:
South-west gateway of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
‘Southwest gateway of Government House, taken from Mama’s veranda and looking down towards Chaundpal ghaut, where we first landed on our arrival at Calcutta, and where we take boat when we go by water to Barrackpore. This view is a very pretty one - ask Harriet whether she cannot conceive that ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD4132

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4132
Title:
East wing of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
‘View of the east wing in which is the Council chamber, part of the portico and the great steps, and the archway under the portico, where carriages set down, copied from a drawing done by Edward from his window facing the Council room, the figures added by myself. It is not customary for any on...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD4129

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4129
Title:
South-west side of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
‘S.W. side of Govt House - the house copied from the view in Mr Graham’s book, but the perspective appears wrong, and I am not able to correct it - the view must have been taken from near the Fort. The wing No.1 contains Papa’s sitting rooms and a dressing room, which saves him the trouble of g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD3904

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3904
Title:
Part of garden front of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
Part of garden front of Government House. ‘View from our wing of Papa’s, with his veranda and part of the dome and veranda of the Breakfast room. As this is quite the private side of the house, there are but few people who have the entree, a privilege worth having on gala nights - such are the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD4130

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4130
Title:
Front or North-east view of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
‘Front or N.E. view of Govt House, the great entrance and flight of steps; copied from a drawing by Edward Hale, taken from a small house opposite (marked in the plan) occupied sometimes by the Master of the Horse, one of the ADC’s being near the stables. The windows on the centre floor of the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD1290

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1290
Title:
The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra (U.P.). 1829, from a sketch made in 1827. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
Watercolour of the Buland Darwaza of the Jami' Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Sarah E. Amherst, 1829, from a sketch made in 1827. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘The Emperor Akbar’s Gateway at Futtehpore Sicri, 22 miles from Agra. From a Sketch taken in 1827. Sarah E. Amherst...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1829
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD1339

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1339
Title:
Women drawing water from a tank at Titaghar, near Barrackpore (Bengal). 1829, from a sketch made in 1824. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
Women drawing water from a tank at Titaghar, near Barrackpore (Bengal), 1829, from a sketch made in 1824. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Tank & Ghaut at Tittear Ghur near Barrackpore, Bengal. From a Sketch taken in 1824. Sarah Elizth Amherst. 1829.’ Water-colour; 21 by 27.5 ins. Purchased 20...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1829
Extent:
1 Item