Portrait of Isabella Cowles (1778-1852).. Artist(s): Coslett, R.G. (fl. 1808-27)
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Small half-length portrait of Isabella Cowles, née Jacob (1774-1850), seated looking directly at the viewer. She wears a blue dress with a high white lace collar. Family information provided by the donors indicates that she married her cousin Jacob Cowles in 1806. They had no children, but ad...
Three-quarter length portrait of an armed retainer 'Abdallah, his sword and knife attached by bandoliers, and carrying a handaxe.. Artist(s): Nash, Edward (1778-1821)
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Three-quarter length portrait of an armed retainer ‘Abdallah, his sword and knife attached by bandoliers, and carrying a handaxe. Pencil and watercolour; 160 by 118 mm. Signed lower right: ‘EN’; and inscribed on label pasted to reverse of original frame: ‘A Portrait of Abdulla a Mussulman ...
Three-quarter length portrait of a Christian ayah carrying the child Marianne Reeves, afterwards James.. Artist(s): Nash, Edward (1778-1821)
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Three-quarter length portrait of a Christian ayah carrying the child Marianne Reeves. Pencil and watercolour; 155 by 116 mm. Signed lower right: ‘EN’; and inscribed on label pasted to reverse of original frame: ‘A portrait of my sister Marianne Mrs. James & 2ly Mrs. Knapp when a child ...
Album of portraits, autographs, drawings and riddles assembled by an anonymous British resident of Madras Presidency in the 1830s - 40s.
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Album of portraits, autographs, topographical views, drawings and riddles assembled by an anonymous British resident of Madras Presidency in the 1830s - 40s. 68 pages. 125 portrait sketches, many identified with ink captions. Some of the sitters include: Miss Blake (f.3), Captain Fowler and Mrs....
Portrait of Jawan Bakht. Artist(s): Humphry, Ozias (1742-1810)
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Portrait of Jawan Bakht. Oval head and shoulders portrait of the Mughal prince, Jawan Bakht, son of the Emperor Shah 'Alam II, by Ozias Humphry (1742-1810). Watercolour on ivory (9.5 by 7.5 cm.) surrounded by an oval mahogany frame. See Archer, Mildred. 'India and British Portraiture 1770-18...
Portrait of Loveday Marian Murray (d.1901), wife of Dr. John Murray, Simla, 1842. Artist(s): Melville, William (fl. 1830-1847)
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Oil, contained in plush-lines calf case, upper cover lettered 'Simla 1842.' Bust-length portrait of Loveday Marian Murray in three quater profile. Mrs. Murray (d. 1901) was the wife of Dr. John Murray, the celebrated photographer known for his
Framed miniature portrait of Henry Nicholetts (d. 1857) Watercolour on paper, 53 x 39 mm Purchased February 2008 Henry Nicholetts, son of John Nicholetts of South Petherton, Somerset, and his wife Mary; brother of Gilbert Nicholetts (1826-79), Indian army officer (Lieut. 1848; Lieut Col. 1874...
Dost Mahomed Khan and part of his family: Mahomed Akram Khan, Hyder Khan, Abdool Ghunee Khan. Plate 1 from the Honble. Miss Eden's 'Portraits of the Princes and People of India,' C. Hullmandel's lithography, published by J. Dickinson & Son, London, 1844. Artist(s): Dickinson, Lowes Cato (1819-1908), after Eden, Emily (1797-1869)
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Dost Mahomed Khan and part of his family: Mahomed Akram Khan, Hyder Khan, Abdool Ghunee Khan. Plate 1 from the Honble. Miss Eden's 'Portraits of the Princes and People of India,' C. Hullmandel's lithography, published by J. Dickinson & Son, London, 1844.. Artist(s): Dickinson, Lowes Cato (1...
The Maha-raja Shere Singh. Plate 2 from the Honble. Miss Eden's 'Portraits of the Princes and People of India,' C. Hullmandel's lithography, published by J. Dickinson & Son, London, 1844. Artist(s): Dickinson, Lowes Cato (1819-1908), after Eden, Emily (1797-1869)
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The Maha-raja Shere Singh. Plate 2 from the Honble. Miss Eden's 'Portraits of the Princes and People of India,' C. Hullmandel's lithography, published by J. Dickinson & Son, London, 1844.. Artist(s): Dickinson, Lowes Cato (1819-1908), after Eden, Emily (1797-1869)