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1. Add Or 2538

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2538
Title:
Akbar II (1806-37). Artist(s): Ghulam 'Ali Khan (fl.1817-1852)
Scope & Content:
Akbar II, a halo round his head, wears a fur-trimmed padded coat. He is seated holding a hookah-snake in his left hand, and a writing case lies on the floor beside him. Inscribed on back of original frame in Persian with an English translation: ‘The auspicious Portrait of His Majesty, exalted a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 2538-2539

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2538-2539
Title:
Add.Or.2538-2539 2 ivory miniatures depicting the Mughal emperor, Akbar II, and his second son, Mirza Muhammad Salim. By Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, a Delhi pai ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2538-2539 2 ivory miniatures depicting the Mughal emperor, Akbar II, and his second son, Mirza Muhammad Salim. By Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, a Delhi painter, c.1827. Inscribed on back of original frames with a Persian inscription by the artist and an English translation and notes by Lord Amhers...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827-1827
Extent:
2 items

3. Add Or 2539

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2539
Title:
Mirza Salim. second son of Akbar II. Artist(s): Ghulam 'Ali Khan (fl.1817-1852)
Scope & Content:
Prince Mirza Muhammad Salim, the Emperor’s second son. The prince is seated holding a hookah snake in his right hand. He wears a fur-trimmed padded pillar and draped curtains behind him.. Inscribed on back of original frame in Persian with an English translation: ‘The Portrait of the Lord of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 2540

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2540
Title:
Ghazi al-Din Haidar, Nawab and King of Oudh (1814-27)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Ghazi al-Din Haidar (Nawab and, after 1819, King of Oudh, 1814-27). Head and shoulders, wearing a crown and ermine cape. By a Lucknow artist, 1826. Inscribed on back, probably by Lord Amherst: ‘King of Oude 1826. Ghazi ood Deen Hyder King of Oude.’ Oval; water-colour on ivory; 2.5...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1826
Extent:
1 Item

5. Mss Eur F140/232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/232
Title:
First of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst, fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter First of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are a number of blank pages. 1 On board the Bangalore. ‘Ou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Dec 1867-12 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 42 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

6. Mss Eur F140/232-234

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/232-234
Title:
AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Ensign 1863; Lieutenant 1867 ...
Scope & Content:
AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Ensign 1863; Lieutenant 1867; Captain 1875. Retired on half-pay 1876. --------------------- Mss Eur F140/232-234 Three journals covering service with his regiment and furlo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1873
Extent:
3 items

7. Mss Eur F140/233

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/233
Title:
Second of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Second of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are a number of blank pages. 1 ‘View from Inverarm, Sim...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1869-31 Jul 1870
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 46 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

8. Mss Eur F140/234

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/234
Title:
Third of 3 Journals (1867–73) of Jeffery Charles Amherst (1844–77), fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst
Scope & Content:
Genre/Subject Matter Third of three journals covering Amherst’s service with his regiment and furloughs in India and Europe between 1867 and 1873. Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil drawings interspersed throughout the journal. There are four unidentified watercolour views loose in the album...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Aug 1870-Apr 1876
Extent:
1 case bound, unpublished volume (unknown number of pages), illustrated with 49 watercolour, pencil and pen and ink drawings

9. P1743

Reference (shelfmark):
P1743
Title:
'Anecdote plaisante relativement a l'ambassade de Lord Amherst a la Chine'. Caricature published in Paris, early 19h century.
Scope & Content:
'Anecdote plaisante relativement a l'ambassade de Lord Amherst a la Chine'. Caricature published in Paris, early 19h century.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD2966

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2966
Title:
River scene near Canton, a junk in the foreground. Artist(s): Abbott, Captain (fl. 1816-1817)
Scope & Content:
River scene near Canton, a junk in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘View by Capt. Abbott on the river, near Canton’. Pencil; 18 by 23.5 cm. Provenance: deposited on permanent loan by the 5th Earl of Amherst, M.C., together with Add.Or.2538-2540, WD2966, P1743, and Mss Eur F140; purchas...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816-1817
Extent:
1 Item