View of Nandidrug (Mysore) with three English soldiers in the foreground and two Indian horsemen in the middle distance. Between 1790 and 1792. Artist(s): Allan, Sir Alexander, 1st Baronet (1764-1820)
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View of Nandidrug with three English soldiers in the foreground and two Indian horsemen in the middle distance. Between 1790 and 1792. Inscribed on original mount in ink: ‘Nundy Droog.’ Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 13 by 18 ins. Note: Drawing for ‘Views in the Mysore Country’, plate 10. Th...
Qal’eh-i-Madar-i-Padshah, Fort of the King’s Mother (Afghanistan). October 1884. Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
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Qil’a-i Madar-i Padshah, Fort of the King’s Mother (Afghanistan). October 1884. Inscribed on front in water colour: ‘Kala-i-Madar Badshah. 84. E.D’; on back in pencil: ‘Kala-i-Madri Badshah. (Fort of the King’s Mother) on the Helmund.’ Wash; 6.25 by 12.5 ins.
Qal’eh-i-Fateh, the Fort of Victory (Afghanistan). October 1884. Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
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Qil’a-i Fateh, the Fort of Victory (Afghanistan). October 1884. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘Kala-i-Fath. E.D. 84’; on back in pencil: ‘Kala-i-Fath. (Fort of Victory) Helmund’. Wash; 11 by 14.5 ins.
Fort Maruchak (Afghanistan) being repaired. View from the inner side of surrounding wall. Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
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Fort Maruchak (Afghanistan) being repaired. View from the inner side of surrounding wall. 1885. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘E.D. 86’; on back in pencil: ‘Fort Meruchak (little Merve) (being repaired) from inner side of surrounding wall. E.L.D.’ Wash; 9.25 in 12.5 ins. Note: This d...
The Fort, Bala Murghab (Afghanistan). Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
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The Fort, Bala Murghab (Afghanistan). 1885. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘Bala Murghab, E.D. 85’. on back in pencil: ‘Bala Murghab Fort. (Winter quarters)-The village: near Camp’. Wash; 12.5 by 18.5 ins.
Bunyad Khan Fort, near Hari Rud River (Afghanistan). 12 May 1885. Artist(s): Durand, Sir Edward Law (1845-1920)
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Bunyad Khan Fort, near Hari Rud River (Afghanistan). 12 May 1885. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘Bunyad Khan. E.D. 12.5.85’, on back in pencil: ‘Bunyad Khan fort. Herat Valley or rather banks of Hari Rud, North of H.V. E.D.’ Wash; 9 by 12.5 ins.
View of Gwalior Fort from the south-east. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
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View of Gwalior Fort from the south-east. c.1790. Exhibited: Fondazione Roma, 'Hogarth, Reynolds, Turner: British Painting and the Rise of Modernity, 2014. See also: Maps K.Top.115.54.a. for a similar view
View of Gwalior Fort from the north-west. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
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View of Gwalior Fort from the north-west. c.1790. Note: The second drawing is identical with the aquatint, 'Fortress of Gwalior, taken by General Popham in 1779', published on 1 March 1804 as plate 11 of ‘Twenty-four views in Hindostan,’ a set of engravings sponsored by Edward Orme between 180...