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2211. WD1293

Reference (shelfmark):
WD1293
Title:
Ruins of the citadel in Pondicherry after the attack by the British; McClean shown sketching in the foreground. 8 September 1762. Artist(s): McClean, John (d.1768)
Scope & Content:
Pen and ink and wash drawing by John McClean (d.1768) of the ruins of the citadel in Pondicherry after the attack by the British; McClean is shown sketching in the foreground, dated 8th September 1762. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘To the Honble George Pigot Esq. President of the Council & G...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1762
Extent:
1 Item

2212. WD2385

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2385
Title:
Marquis Wellesley, mounted on a white horse, accompanied by officers in red uniforms, reviewing his bodyguard at Ballygunge, near Calcutta. Coat of arms on mount. July 1805. Artist(s): Pichon, Jean-Jacques (fl. 1780-1805)
Scope & Content:
Marquess Wellesley, mounted on a white horse, accompanied by officers in red uniforms, reviewing his bodyguard at Ballygunge, near Calcutta. In the middle of the parade ground is a Union Jack; on either side thatched cantonments. Coat of arms on mount. July 1805. Inscribed on mount in formal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1805
Extent:
1 Item

2213. WD2461

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2461
Title:
Lord Kitchener's Headquarters Camp at the Coronation Durbar, Delhi. 17 December 1902. Scene with tents and flagstaff, officers and ladies strolling and talking. Artist(s): Prior, Melton (1845-1910)
Scope & Content:
Lord Kitchener's Headquarters Camp at the Coronation Durbar, Delhi. 17 December 1902. Scene with tents and flagstaff, officers and ladies strolling and talking. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Coronation Durbar.’ ‘Lord Kitchener's Head Quarters Camp Delhi. Melton Prior. Press Camp. Delhi. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1902
Extent:
1 Item

2214. WD2462

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2462
Title:
The Viceroy, Lord Curzon, investing the Maharaja of Cochin with the Grand Star of India at the Coronation Durbar, Delhi. 3 January 1903. Lord Curzon is seated on a throne in the Dewan-i-Am; the Duke of Connaught on his left. Artist(s): Prior, Melton (
Scope & Content:
The Viceroy, Lord Curzon, investing the Maharaja of Cochin with the Grand Star of India at the Coronation Durbar, Delhi. 3 January 1903. Lord Curzon is seated on a throne in the Dewan-i-Am; the Duke of Connaught on his left. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘The Coronation Durbar. Chapters of t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 Item

2215. WD2463

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2463
Title:
Departure of the Viceroy and the Duke of Connaught from Delhi at the end of the Durbar. 10 January 1903. Artist(s): Prior, Melton (1845-1910)
Scope & Content:
Departure of the Viceroy and the Duke of Connaught from Delhi at the end of the Durbar. 10 January 1903. The Viceroy and the Duke bidding farewell to the assembled ruling princes: a crowded scene on Platform 7 of Delhi station at 11 a.m.; decorated pillars and awning. Inscribed on front in pe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
1 Item

2216. WD2895

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2895
Title:
Massacre Ghat, Cawnpore. Artist(s): Vibart, Edward Daniel Hamilton (1837-1923)
Scope & Content:
Massacre Ghat, Cawnpore. Inscribed on mount: ‘Ghaut at Cawnpore where the English were shot down - as the place appeared 1859’. Water-colour; 16.5 by 25.2 cm. Presented by Mrs. A. Farmeloe, 1967, together with Mss Eur F135.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1859
Extent:
1 Item

2217. WD2899

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2899
Title:
Courtyard of the ‘Indian Palace’, part of the Colonial and Indian exhibition, London 1886. Artist(s): Riley, Thomas (fl. 1880-1892)
Scope & Content:
Courtyard of the ‘Indian Palace’, part of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London 1886. Pencil and pen and ink; 24.5 by 34.7 cm. Purchased 1967.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1886
Extent:
1 Item

2218. WD2914

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2914
Title:
Mortar fire during the siege of Multan. Artist(s): Bellasis, John Brownrigg (1806-1890)
Scope & Content:
Mortar fire during the siege of Multan. Inscribed: ‘Mem. No. 8 Illus. Times. Mooltan Bengal Breach. Zigzaags and Approaches 21 Jan. 49’. With pencil notes. Pen and ink and water-colour; 21.3 by 26 cm. See also WD1478, f.132.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1849
Extent:
1 Item

2219. WD2917

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2917
Title:
'Explosion, Mooltan as seen 2 miles off and sketched Dec. 1848'. Artist(s): Bellasis, John Brownrigg (1806-1890)
Scope & Content:
‘Explosion, Mooltan as seen 2 miles off and sketched Dec. 1848’. Water-colour and pencil; 16.2 by 20 cm. See also WD1478, f.140.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

2220. WD3138

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3138
Title:
The hostage princes, Abdul Khaliq and Muiz-ud-din, sons of Tipu Sultan, delivering the definitive treaty to Lord Cornwallis, 19 March 1793. Artist(s): Brown, Mather (1761-1831)
Scope & Content:
The hostage princes, 'Abdul Khaliq and Muiz-ud-din, sons of Tipu Sultan, delivering the definitive treaty to Lord Cornwallis, 19 March 1793. Sepia wash on tinted paper; 43.5 by 48 cm. Purchased 1971. Note: This drawing seems related to the stipple engraving by Daniel Orme after Brown’s oil pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1793
Extent:
1 Item

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