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Subject Government Houses

181. WD3384

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3384
Title:
View from the garden of Government House, Calcutta, with the south-west gateway in the foreground and Chandpal Ghat and the River Hooghly in the distance
Scope & Content:
View from the garden of Government House, Calcutta, with the south-west gateway in the foreground and Chandpal Ghat and the River Hooghly in the distance. c.1825. Inscribed on mount: ‘View from the Government House, Calcutta, towards Chandpaul Ghaut’. Water-colour; 18.2 by 25.5 cm. Purchased...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

182. WD3550

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3550
Title:
A sawar of the Governor-Generals bodyguard holding a lance with pennant. Government House, Calcutta in the background
Scope & Content:
A ‘sawar’ of the Governor-General's bodyguard holding a lance with pennant. Government House, Calcutta in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1890
Extent:
1 Item

183. WD3824

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3824
Title:
View of Government House and Banqueting Hall, Madras, from across the River Cooum. In the foreground are groups of passers-by. Artist(s): Cormack, Neil (fl. 1814-1837)
Scope & Content:
View of Government House and Banqueting Hall, Madras, from across the River Cooum. In the foreground are groups of passers-by. Inscribed: ‘N.’ ‘Cormack 1837’. Water-colour; 37.56 cm. Purchased 1981.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1837
Extent:
1 Item

184. WD3845

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3845
Title:
'Esplanade at Colombo. Council Room in right. P. Lysaght. May 1837'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
Scope & Content:
‘Esplanade at Colombo. Council Room in right. P. Lysaght. May 1837’. Water-colour; 38.5 by 56.5 cm. Note: Colombo was the seat of the colonial government and the capital of the maritime provinces at this period.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1837
Extent:
1 Item

185. WD3846

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3846
Title:
'Esplanade. Colombo. Queen’s House. Old Dutch Powder Magazine. P. Lysaght. May 1837'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
Scope & Content:
‘Esplanade. Colombo. Queen’s House. Old Dutch Powder Magazine. P. Lysaght. May 1837’. Water-colour; 37.5 by 56.5 cm. Note: Queen’s House in the fort was the official residence of the Governor.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1837
Extent:
1 Item

186. WD3847

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3847
Title:
'Garden Side, Queen’s House, Colombo. P. Lysaght. May 1837'. Artist(s): Lysaght, Patrick (b. 1809)
Scope & Content:
‘Garden Side, Queen’s House, Colombo. P. Lysaght. May 1837’. Water-colour; 38.5 by 57 cm. Note: The gardens of Queen’s House covered an area of four acres and were planted with fine examples of indigenous plants.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1837
Extent:
1 Item

187. WD3856

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3856
Title:
The Governor-General’s House at Barrackpore. Artist(s): Locker, Edward Hawke (1777-1849)
Scope & Content:
The Governor-General’s House at Barrackpore. Inscribed: ‘E.H. Locker 1808’ and on original mount: ‘The Governor General’s villa at Barrackpore on the river Hooghley. Drawn on the spot by Edward Hawke Locker, 1808’. Water-colour; 29.3 by 41.2 cm. Purchased 1981. Note: The house, commandeered...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1808
Extent:
1 Item

188. WD3904

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3904
Title:
Part of garden front of Government House, Calcutta. Artist(s): Amherst, Lady Sarah Elizabeth (1801-1876)
Scope & Content:
Part of garden front of Government House. ‘View from our wing of Papa’s, with his veranda and part of the dome and veranda of the Breakfast room. As this is quite the private side of the house, there are but few people who have the entree, a privilege worth having on gala nights - such are the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824
Extent:
1 Item

189. WD4040

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4040
Title:
Government House, Calcutta, from Esplanade Row showing the S.E. gateway, the wings on either side of the main south front and spars of shipping on the Hooghly at Chandalpat ghat beyond. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Government House, Calcutta, from Esplanade Row showing the S.E. gateway, the wings on either side of the main south front and spars of shipping on the Hooghly at Chandalpat ghat beyond. A domed sentry box stands in the foreground on the Maidan side of the Course. 23 by 33 cm. Purchased. 1984.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830s
Extent:
1 Item

190. WD4043

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4043
Title:
Album of watercolours, lithographs and engravings, some by D’Oyly and his circle, others probably by members of the Macnabb family. The Italian views may be connected with D’Oyly’s retirement to Italy 1838-45. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845
Scope & Content:
Album (ff.1-60) of water-colours, lithographs and engravings, some by D’Oyly and his circle, others probably by members of the Macnabb family. Other named artists include Thomas Prinsep, Thomas D'Oyly, Lady D'Oyly, William Murray, and Christopher Webb Smith. The album also includes (ff.1-5) fi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820s-1850s
Extent:
1 Item

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