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11. Foster 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 45
Title:
Fort William, Calcutta. In the foreground are a number of English vessels. Behind is seen the river face of the Fort with battlements enclosing Government House. The steeple of St Anne's Church is visible.. Artist(s): Lambert, George (1710-1765), and S
Scope & Content:
Fort William, Calcutta, c.1731 In the foreground are a number of English vessels, three of which are firing salutes. Behind is seen the river face of the Fort, showing two lines of battlements, enclosing the Government House. Over the roof of the latter rises the steeple of St. Anne’s Church ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1731
Extent:
1 Item

12. Foster 97

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 97
Title:
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Bishop of Calcutta 1822-26. A half-length figure, in episcopal robes, with a cap in the right hand., and with in the background St John's Church, Calcutta. Artist(s): Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845)
Scope & Content:
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Bishop of Calcutta 1822-26, c.1822 A half-length figure, in episcopal robes, with a cap in the right hand. A red curtain is draped in the background and in the distance on the left can be seen St. John’s Church, Calcutta, and palm trees. 14 by 12 ins (35.5 by 30.5 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

13. Foster 318

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 318
Title:
Fort William, Calcutta. A companion picture to F317. It represents Old Fort William, as seen from the opposite bank of the Hugli. The Tower of St Anne's Church is seen over the Fort. Artist(s): Swaine, Francis (fl. 1740-1783)
Scope & Content:
Fort William, Calcutta. Painted c.1763 A companion picture to the above. It represents Old Fort William, as seen from the opposite bank of the Hugli. The Tower of St. Anne’s Church is seen over the Fort. This view is obviously based upon Van Ryne’s engraving of Fort William, published in 17...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1763
Extent:
1 Item

14. Foster 802

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 802
Title:
Medical College Hospital, Calcutta. Colonnaded building with pediment and flight of steps. Artist(s): Varley, John, the younger (1850-1933)
Scope & Content:
Medical College Hospital, Calcutta. Painted 1884 Colonnaded building with pediment and flight of steps. A crowd of Indians with camels in the foreground; carts to the right. Inscribed: ‘John Varley '84’ 30 by 48 ins (76 by 122 cms) Presented by the Indian Institute, June 1962 The foundati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1884
Extent:
1 Item

15. Foster 851

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 851
Title:
View up Old Court House Street towards St Andrew’s Church, Calcutta. Artist(s): Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
Scope & Content:
View up Old Court House Street towards St. Andrew’s Church, 1819-20. Oil on canvas, 58 by 84 cms. Purchased 1988. Literature: M. Archer and T. Falk ‘India Revealed: the Art and Adventures of James and William Fraser 1801-35,’ London, 1989; J.P. Losty, ‘Calcutta City of Palaces’ (London, 1990)...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1819-1820
Extent:
1 Item

16. Foster 978

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 978
Title:
The mosque on the corner of Chowringhee Road and the Dhurrumtollah in Calcutta, completed by Prince Ghulam Muhammad in 1842, with the Dhurrumtollah Bazaar in front. A Kali-puja procession is in the foreground, as are various forms of conveyances.. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), attributed to
Scope & Content:
PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874), attributed to For Prinsep’s water-colours, see PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874). His few known oil paintings seem to be the product of his years of retirement after 1842. This is probably an early example, earlier than such works as his view of Prinsep’s Ghat (‘The R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

17. Foster 1066

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1066
Title:
The Durga Puja being celebrated on the River Hugli, Calcutta, 1875. Artist(s): Palmer, George Gidley (1830-1905)
Scope & Content:
Painting of a night scene, showing Durga Puja festivities on the River Hughli, Calcutta. Painted in 1882, based on a drawing taken in 1875. Signed and dated on lower right corner: 'G.G. Palmer, 1882' Handwritten on verso in pencil: 'Scene on the Hooghly during the Durgha Poojah from a sketch ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1882
Extent:
1 Item

18. IOR/X/433

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/433
Title:
'A Draught of Hoogly River from Calcutta to Balasore Road, Channel Creek, &c., to Muttwall River. 1767.' - India Office map catalogue
Scope & Content:
Covers the Hoogly River in north-east India and interconnecting channels from Calcutta approximately 80 miles southwards to the Bay of Bengal. Portrays hydrology including sands and soundings, settlements, place names, military installations and other significant landmark features, and includes ...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1767
Extent:

1 map sheet

19. IOR/X/442/1

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/X/442/1
Title:
'Topographical Survey of the River Hoogly from Bandel to Garden Reach ... Executed in the Year 1841'
Scope & Content:
Covers the River Hoogly flowing through Hoogly and Calcutta, north-east India, from Bandel 30 miles southwards to Garden Reach. Portrays hydrology including sands and riverside amenities (e.g. ghauts), vegetation, cultivation, roads, paths, canals, buildings (significant ones named), military ba...
Collection Area:
Map Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1842
Extent:

1 map sheet, folded and bound as a volume of 12 pages

20. P17

Reference (shelfmark):
P17
Title:
'A view of Government House from the eastward'. Coloured aquatint after J. B. Fraser. Plate 3 of Views of Calcutta, published Smith Elder & Co, London, 1824-26. Artist(s): Havell, Robert (1793-1878), after Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
Scope & Content:
Exhibited: India Moderna, IVAM Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, 11 December 2008 - 15 February 2009. Published: 'India Moderna,' (Valencia:IVAM Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, 2008), p.32.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1826
Extent:
1 Item

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