View of the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the middle distance, a village house with figures in the foreground, elephants beyond
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View of the Jagannatha temple at Puri in the middle distance, a village house in the foreground with figures, and elephants beyond. c.1820. Inscribed on album page: ‘Temple at Juggernauth’. Water-colour; 15.3 by 21.5 cm.
Scrapbook containing pencil drawings and watercolours by various artists, including Sir Charles D'Oyly, some probably collected when Lord Hastings returned to Europe. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845), and others
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Scrapbook (ff.1-66) in cream leather covers, stamped in gold, containing pencil drawings and water-colours by various artists, some probably collected after the Hastings returned to Europe. The drawings are tipped on to buff paper, a few with inscriptions below or on the following page. Album...
Album of 29 drawings of views in Kathiawar State. Artist(s): H., H. (fl. 1871-1874)
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An album of 29 drawings, various sizes, some on tinted paper, in water-colour over pencil, laid down in random order. Most are dated, the earliest being January1871 and the latest June 1874, and all but four are signed with the initials HH. The drawings are of views in Kathiawar State, which woul...
Village with temple on the banks of the River Ganges, near Bhagalpur, Bengal. Artist(s): Forrest, Charles Ramus (d. 1827)
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Village with temple on the banks of the River Ganges, near Bhagalpur, Bengal. Inscribed on reverse: ‘No.43. On the Ganges, above Boglipore-Oct 1810’., and in another hand ‘P.Wm Forrest 1864 No. 4.’ 30.5 by 48.3 cm. Note: Finished water-colour for ‘A village on the Ganges above Boglipore’, pl...
Travellers on the road approach the sacred city of Gaya, the river Phalgu in the distance.. Artist(s): Jackson, Welby Brown (1802-1890)
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Travellers on the road approach the sacred city of Gaya, the river Phalgu in the distance. Inscribed in ink on reverse: ‘Gya from the Mungla Goree Temple. Welby Jackson 1830.’ 257 by 403 mm.
Gaya from the east, across the river Phalgu, a village scene in the foreground.. Artist(s): Jackson, Welby Brown (1802-1890)
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Gaya from the east, across the river Phalgu, a village scene in the foreground. Inscribed in ink on reverse: ‘The Town of Gya from the opposite side of the River Falgo. Welby Jackson 1830.’ 252 by 404 mm.
The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram, with a palanquin and resting bearers by the shore. Artist(s): Chinnery, George (1774-1852)
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The Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram, with a palanquin and resting bearers by the shore, 1802-05. Water-colour, pencil and pen-and-ink, with scratching out; 195 by 255 mm. Purchased 2000. Published: P. Conner, George Chinnery 1774-1852, London, 1993, col. pl. 11. Note: The drawing is in an earl...
Golden Temple, Amritsar. Photographer: Hutchinson, Charles Waterloo
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Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the tank towards the temple. The photograph is unsigned, but from its stylistic similarity to print 39, it appears to be the work of Hutchinson.
Album of drawings made during the artist's first tour of India.. Artist(s): Massingham, Mike (b.1952)
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Album of drawings made during Massingham’s first tour of India in 1986. Cloth covered notebook purchased from a stationer in New Delhi. 290 by 230 mm. Note: Massingham’s luggage was stolen three months into this journey, so this notebook replaced the sketchbook he had originally been using. ...
Himalayan view, Gangotri, original drawing for aquatint published in Views in the Himala. Artist(s): Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
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FRASER, JAMES BAILLIE (1783-1856) ‘Gangotree the holy shrine of Mahadeo’, 1815. Watercolour heightened with white; 27 by 38.5 cm. Inscribed in pencil on back of drawing:: ‘The source of the Ganges in the East Indies.’ Provenance: Rathbone Collection, Liverpool; purchased 2003. Published...
