Preparatory portrait studies of Ghazi-ud-din, King of Oudh. Two profile head and shoulders studies to left. The king wears his European style crown with, on the left, a chain of office with shoulder ribbons and on the right an ermine cape. Artist(s): H
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Two profile head and shoulders studies to left, one in pencil, the other in pen and ink. The king wears his European style crown designed by the artist with, on the left, a chain of office with shoulder ribbons and on the right an ermine cape. 11 by 10 cm. Paper squared up for transfer.
Preparatory portrait studies of Ghazi-ud-din, King of Oudh. Half length portrait study. The king is seated, wearing his crown and a long cloak, with an ornate chain of office fastened with shoulder ribbons. He holds a pen and piece of paper. Artist(s):
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Half length portrait study. The king is seated, wearing his crown and a long cloak, with an ornate chain of office fastened with shoulder ribbons. He holds a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in his left. Pencil; 18.4 by 14 cm. Paper squared up for transfer with the reverse coated i...
Preparatory portrait studies of Ghazi-ud-din, King of Oudh. Half length portrait study. The king is standing with his left hand on his hip and a sword in his right. His full length cloak has an ermine cape and he is wearing his crown. Artist(s): Home,
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Half length portrait study. The king is standing with his left hand on his hip and a sword in his right. His full length cloak has an ermine cape and he is wearing his crown. Pencil; 17.2 by 14.5 cm. Paper squared up for transfer with sanguine pencil covering the reverse.
Unfinished miniature portrait of Ghazi-ud-din. based on WD 4429, transferred by tracing. The crowned head is almost finished and a buff coloured background painted in leaving a nimbus. There is a little red around the collar and right hand cuff. Artist
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Unfinished miniature portrait of Ghazi al-Din, based on WD4429, transferred by tracing. The crowned head is almost finished and a buff coloured background painted in leaving a nimbus. There is a little red colour around the collar and right hand cuff. Water-colour on ivory; 16.2 by 11.4 cm.
Half-length portrait of a young woman. Inscribed: 'Bengal Steamer 1858. E Lundgren'. Artist(s): Lundgren, Egron Sellif (1815-1875)
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Half-length portrait of a young woman. Inscribed:’ Bengal Steamer 1858. E Lundgren’. Water-colour; oval.31 by 25.4 cm. Purchased 1996. Note: Lundgren travelled to India from Southampton on board the P & O Steamer ‘Bengal’, which arrived at Calcutta on the 17th March 1858. He travelled ...
Head and shoulders portrait of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, to left, wearing a shawl, London, November 1931. Artist(s): Kramer, Jacob (1892-1962)
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Head and shoulders portrait of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, to left, wearing a shawl. Signed: ‘Kramer’ and ‘M K Gandhi.’ Black and white chalk on buff paper; 50 by 40.5 cm. Purchased 1996. Note: Gandhi was in London from 12 September to 5 December 1931 to attend the Second Round Table Confere...
Miniature portrait of Richard Colley, Marquess Wellesley, 2nd Earl of Mornington, with powdered hair and scarlet uniform, wearing the sash and star of St Patrick and the star of the Turkish Crescent. Artist(s): Shirreff, Charles ((fl. 1770-1823)
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Miniature portrait of Richard Colley Wellesley (1760-1842), successively Earl of Mornington and Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal 1798-1805, with powdered hair and scarlet uniform, wearing the sash and star of St. Patrick and the star of the Turkish Crescent. Inscribed on paper lin...
Cameo portrait to right in grisaille of John Herbert Harington, Bengal Civil Service. Signed and dated by Samuel Andrews, Calcutta, 1803. Artist(s): Andrews, Samuel (1767-1807)
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Cameo portrait to right in grisaille of John Herbert Harington (1764-1828), Bengal Civil Service,1803. Signed and dated: ‘S. Andrews Calcutta 1803.’ In ink inside case lid: ‘John Harrington’ [sic] ‘Esq Bengal Civil Service.’ Written by an unknown hand on a piece of brown paper within the case:...
Javanese man in court dress. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Figure study of a standing Javanese nobleman in court dress. By William Daniell. 1785-c.1817. Pencil; 20.5 by 13.5 cm. Purchased 1997. Note: A preliminary drawing for William Daniell’s coloured aquatint ‘A Javan in the Court Dress’, published in Sir T. Stamford Raffles’ ‘History of Java’ ...