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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70995(4)
Title:: Stowe. The arrival. Feb. 10th 1881. Photographer: Varney, L.
Scope & Content:: View of the carriage arriving in front of the decorated portico of Stowe House, with onlookers and guard of honour in the driveway.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 10 Feb 1881
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70995(5)
Title:: Wotton. Arch erected by the tenants at the entrance lodge. Photographer: Varney, L.
Scope & Content:: View of the triumphalarch, decorated with an elephant and a tiger, and with legend reading, 'Welcome home from Madras.' With estate tenants gathered in the foreground. A somewhat faded and spotted print.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Feb 1881
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70995(6)
Title:: Wotton. Arch erected by the bailiff and farm men at the Wotton Lodge. Photographer: Varney, L.
Scope & Content:: View along path towards the decorated arch, with the lodge on the left and the park beyond.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Feb 1881
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70995(7)
Title:: Wotton. Arch and decorations erected by the gardener. Photographer: Varney, L.
Scope & Content:: Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the park towards the arch, with the south façade of Wotton House beyond, and the clock lodge at the right.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Feb 1881
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 70995(8)
Title:: Wotton. The arrival. Feb 14th 1881. Photographer: Varney, L.
Scope & Content:: View of crowd gathered in front of the house for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of Buckingham.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 14 Feb 1881
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 71934(33)
Title:: Roll of 'Graphic' paper…Made at Horton Kirby Paper Works. Exhibited at the Adelaide Exhibition, 1887. Photographer: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
Scope & Content:: Genre: Industrial Photography Photograph of a large roll of printing paper, mounted as a carte-de-visite.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1887
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1
Title:: Mahadaji Sindhia entertaining a British naval officer and a young British military officer to a nautch
Scope & Content:: Mahadaji Sindhia (ruled 1782-94) entertaining a British naval officer and a young British military officer to a nautch in his house at Delhi. Note: A similar portrait of Sindhia inscribed with Sindhia’s name is in Bharat Kala Bhawan, Benares. See also the portrait by, James Wales, F826. This p...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1820
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 3079
Title:: Durbar at Delhi of Akbar II, inscribed with the names of Mughal princes, courtiers and Sir David Ochterlony
Scope & Content:: Durbar at Delhi of Akbar II (1759-1837, ruled 1806-37). The Emperor is shown seated on his throne in the Diwan-i Khas of the Palace at Delhi. Near him stand the Princes of the Blood Royal; on his left Mirza Jahangir Bahadur, Mirza Babar Sahib, Mirza Hussain Bahadur and Mirza KaiQubad, on his r...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1820
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 3118
Title:: Asaf al-Daula (Nawab of Oudh) at a cock-fight with Europeans.
Scope & Content:: Asaf al-Daula (Nawab of Oudh 1775-97) at a cock-fight. The Nawab, in white ‘jama’ and red trousers, crouches beside an English officer, wearing a red coat and white trousers, watching a cock-fight. Three other European officers stand behind with a number of Indian gentlemen. A servant holds a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1830-1835
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 3127
Title:: Durbar at Poona, 6th August 1790. After the painting by Thomas Daniell done for Sir Charles Malet. Artist(s): Supukur Anandrao Damodar (fl. 1883)
Scope & Content:: The Durbar at Poona, 6 August 1790, when the ratified treaty between the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad, and the British was handed to the Peshwa, Sawai Madhavrao (7th Peshwa, 1774-95) by Sir Charles Malet, British Resident at Poona. Dated 21 February 1883. Inscribed in panel at bottom of pi...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1883
Extent:: 1 Item

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