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3081. WD4396

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4396
Title:
Military encampment on the banks of the Bagmati river, at the foot of a steep wooded hill. The Gurkha fort of Harriharpur stands on the crown, with smoke from shell fire and tracers from shells between a stockade and a promontary below. Artist(s): Harr
Scope & Content:
Military encampment on the banks of the Bagmati river at the foot of a steep wooded hill. The Gurkha fort of Harriharpur stands on the crown, with smoke from shell fire and tracers from shells between a stockade and a promontary below. Inscribed: ‘Shelling the Goorkahs 1st March at Sun Set, &a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816
Extent:
1 Item

3082. WD4401

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4401
Title:
Scrapbook containing engravings, maps, watercolours and drawings by a number of artists, including Sir Charles D’Oyly and Sita Ram. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845), and others
Scope & Content:
Scrapbook (ff.1-73) containing engravings, maps, water-colours and drawings by a number of artists, including Sir Charles D’Oyly and Sita Ram, laid down on tinted paper interleaved with paper watermarked 1811. Album in tan leather covers, with a brass clasp, measuring 20.5 by 26.3cm. f.1 Fou...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810s
Extent:
1 Item

3083. WD4443

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4443
Title:
Sketchbook of views and portraits mostly in Delhi and Punjab c.1834, with two views at the Cape.
Scope & Content:
Sketchbook of views and portraits mostly in Delhi and Punjab, c.1834. The artist was almost certainly female in view of the portraits of ladies in purdah. There is a large number of blank pages between f.45 and f.46. Pencil (except where noted); album leaves 30.5 by 19.5 cm. Purchased 1997. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1834
Extent:
1 Item

3084. WD4445

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4445
Title:
Album containing portrait studies of Bombay servants, sepoys, etc., 1799-1802, with miscellaneous other drawings connected with the artist's daughter Caroline Soppit 1824-1850. Artist(s): Philipps, Julia (fl. 1799-1802)
Scope & Content:
Album containing 14 water-colours by Julia Philipps, née Page, dated Bombay 1799-1802, together with drawings by her sisters Clarissa Gore, afterwards Campbell, and Caroline Ashburner (see Mss Eur C9) together with drawings connected with her daughter Caroline’s marriage to Capt. Matthew Soppitt...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799-1850
Extent:
1 Item

3085. WD4456

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4456
Title:
The two massive rocks of Uchar (Datia State), one with two soldiers on top. In the foreground a mounted trooper of the Dromedary Corps.. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), attributed to
Scope & Content:
The two massive rocks of Uchar, one with two soldiers on top. In the foreground a mounted trooper of the Dromedary Corps. Attributed to William Prinsep (1794-1874), 1818. Inscribed below: ‘The Conical Rocks near Oochar. No. 2.’ 325 by 423 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 Item

3086. WD4457

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4457
Title:
The bridge at Borkhandi near Kotah, erected by Zalim Singh Regent of Kotah. A royal procession with elephants and camels is crossing the bridge, while on the near bank some cavalrymen wait while a seated civilian admires the scene.. Artist(s): Waugh,
Scope & Content:
The bridge at Borkhandi near Kotah, erected by Zalim Singh Regent of Kotah. A royal procession with elephants and camels is crossing the bridge, while on the near bank some cavalrymen wait while a civilian in top hat and tailcoat seated on a ‘morha’ admires the scene. By Patrick Young Waugh (1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1818
Extent:
1 Item

3087. WD4467

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4467
Title:
Album containing 5 drawings, apparently done in the Punjab.. Artist(s): Eden, Emily (1797-1869)
Scope & Content:
Album containing 5 drawings, apparently done in the Punjab. 1838. 36 by 24 cm. f.1 A sepoy and some servants. Pencil. f.2 A half ruined fort by a river. Water-colour. f.3 Two elephants and their handlers. Pencil and water-colour. f.4 A gateway in the Punjab....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838
Extent:
1 Item

3088. WD4468

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4468
Title:
Fort Square Fort St George seen from Col. Eidingtoun's house
Scope & Content:
View from the south of Fort Square, Fort St. George, 1785-90. The Clock-tower gateway is in the centre, the west front of Government House within Fort Square on the right, and the Parade stretching in front towards Portuguese Square and the Courthouse beyond. Inscribed on an old label in ink: ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

3089. WD4497

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4497
Title:
The Left Battery at the Observatory (Pir-Ghaib) on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
Scope & Content:
The Left Battery at the Observatory (Pir-Ghaib) on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857. Inscribed: ‘August 11th, ’57.’ ‘No. 1. View of the Observatory with a part of the left heavy gun battery which is immediately in front of it; as this battery is built just on the edge of the hill it was impossible ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 Item

3090. WD4498

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4498
Title:
The Left battery at the Observatory on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857.. Artist(s): Tandy, Francis Latter (1835-57)
Scope & Content:
The Left battery at the Observatory on the Ridge at Delhi, 1857. ‘No. 2. View of the remaining part of the left heavy gun battery; the right gun in this view and the gun in No. 1 are meant for the same piece, the battery was first built for 1 gun and one 8-inch howitzer and has gradually been...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
1 Item

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