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2231. WD3887

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3887
Title:
'Durbar at the Installation of Holkar. Indore' - the installation of Tukoji II Holkar at Indore on 8th March 1852.. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
Scope & Content:
‘Durbar at the Installation of Holkar. Indore’. Note: Tukoji II Holkar, the younger of the two sons of Bhau Holkar, was chosen by Ma Sahiba, widow of Yashwantrao Holkar, for the throne on the death of Khande Rao Holkar in 1844. He was installed in formal durbar on 8th March 1852. Water-colou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1852
Extent:
1 Item

2232. WD3914

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3914
Title:
'The Execution of a Burmah Dacoit'. Artist(s): Loder, Edwin (1827-1885)
Scope & Content:
‘The Execution of a Burmah Dacoit’. 30.3 by 19.7 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 Item

2233. WD3915

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3915
Title:
'The Execution of a Dacoit'. Artist(s): Loder, Edwin (1827-1885)
Scope & Content:
‘The Execution of a Dacoit. E. Loder Pinxt’. 30 by 20 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 Item

2234. WD4135

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4135
Title:
Mounted warrior from Jaipur wearing chainmail and carrying a lance, Retainers Review, Delhi Durbar. Artist(s): Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1929)
Scope & Content:
Mounted warrior from Jaipur wearing chainmail and carrying a lance. Inscribed: ‘A Native Retainer. G.P. Jacomb Hood 1912’. Water-colour; 27 by 22 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1912
Extent:
1 Item

2235. WD4136

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4136
Title:
Horseman carrying a mace on a strap over his shoulder, Retainers Review, Delhi Durbar. Artist(s): Jacomb-Hood, George Percy (1857-1929)
Scope & Content:
Horseman carrying a mace on a strap over his shoulder. Inscribed: ‘A Native Retainer G.P. Jacomb Hood 1912’. Water-colour; 27 by 22 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1912
Extent:
1 Item

2236. WD4162

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4162
Title:
Arrival of Lord Canning at Lahore, February 1860, with the fort, Ranjit Singh’s memorial and the Badshahi mosque in the distance. Artist(s): Simpson, William (1823-1899)
Scope & Content:
Arrival of Lord Canning at Lahore, February 1860, with the fort, Ranjit Singh’s memorial and the Badshahi mosque in the distance, see ‘Autobiography’, pp.107-8. Water-colour heightened with white; 34.3 by 46 cm. Purchased 1987. Note: L.B. Bowring, Private Secretary to Lord Canning, describes ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860
Extent:
1 Item

2237. WD4167

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4167
Title:
The Kinwun Mingyi, or Prime Minister, proceeding to the Hlutaw, the King’s Supreme Court, at Nyaungbinzeik, near Prome, Burma. Formerly Add.Or.749. Artist(s): Trant, Thomas Abercrombie (d. 1882)
Scope & Content:
The Kinwun Mingyi, or Prime Minister, proceeding to the Hlutaw, the King’s Supreme Court, at Nyaungbinzeik, near Prome, Burma. Inscribed: ‘Kee Woonjee proceeding to the Letoo at Necoongbenziek to meet the British Commissioners on the 2nd Oct 1825 to treat for Peace’. Water-colour; 29.7 by 21.7...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1825
Extent:
1 Item

2238. WD4244

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4244
Title:
Calcutta from the Strand during the cyclone of 5 October 1864. Artist(s): Armstrong, John Arthur (b. 1840)
Scope & Content:
Calcutta from the Strand during the cyclone of 5 October 1864. Inscribed: ‘J. Armstrong 1864’. On original album page: ‘Calcutta ‘The Strand’ October 5th 1864’. 24.5 by 34.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864
Extent:
1 Item

2239. WD4312

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4312
Title:
The Triumph of the Name of Hastings. A study for a large transparency decorating the Calcutta Town Hall for a ball, in December 1822, in honour of the Governor-General, the Marquess of Hastings. Artist(s): Chinnery, George (1774-1852)
Scope & Content:
‘The Triumph of the Name of Hastings.’ A study for a large transparency decorating the Calcutta Town Hall for a ball, in December 1822, in honour of the Governor-General, the Marquess of Hastings: Peace and Prosperity hold up the wreath encircled name of HASTINGS, while loyal Indians pay homage...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1822
Extent:
1 Item

2240. WD4318

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4318
Title:
Cawnpore. 'Sketch of Genl. Sir Hugh Wheeler’s Entrenchments at Cawnpore 25th August taken from the sap driven by the Mutineers during the Siege of the place'. Artist(s): Loder, Edwin (1827-1885)
Scope & Content:
‘Sketch of Genl. Sir Hugh Wheeler’s Entrenchments at Cawnpore 25th August taken from the sap driven by the Mutineers during the Siege of the place. Drawn by E. Loder’. Pen and ink and water-colour; 23.5 by 31 cm. Note: The buildings are not as damaged as in the Crump lithographs and the tall ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1857
Extent:
1 Item

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