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Archive Reference (shelfmark) PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874) Subject rivers and lakes Digitised Content No

1. WD3862

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3862
Title:
'Water Gate of the Fort William looking North taken from flagstaff bastion. Calcutta in the middle distance'. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
‘Water Gate of the Fort William looking North taken from flagstaff bastion. Calcutta in the middle distance - * Respondentia Walk. Chandpalghat & Engine House. The Victory being tugged down by the Emulous steamer. No * The trees on this walk since cut down & a new road made on the ri...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830s
Extent:
1 Item

2. WD4025

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4025
Title:
The Ganges busy with country boats near Sakrigali, Bihar, the Rajmahal hills in the distance. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
The Ganges busy with country boats near Sakrigali, Bihar, the Rajmahal hills in the distance. 22.5 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

3. WD4027

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4027
Title:
Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate of Fort William, Calcutta, from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. 23 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

4. WD4029

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4029
Title:
A stormy river scene. Study for WD4030. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A stormy river scene. Study for WD4030. Pencil and sepia wash; 22.5 by 65.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

5. WD4030

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4030
Title:
A stormy river scene with boats including a budgerow in the foreground. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A stormy river scene with boats including a budgerow in the foreground. 23 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

6. WD4033

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4033
Title:
At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow. Artist(s): Prinsep, William
Scope & Content:
At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow surrounded by vultures, crows, crocodiles and an hyena. 23 by 67 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD4034

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4034
Title:
River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. 23 by 66 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD4037

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4037
Title:
A shrine and worshippers on the banks of a river, possibly near Hardwar. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
A shrine and worshippers on the banks of a river, possibly near Hardwar. 23 by 33 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD4283

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4283
Title:
Busy riverside scene, Calcutta, with a new civil servant being carried ashore. His boxes are being piled up on the bank and a palanquin awaits him. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Busy riverside scene with a civil servant being carried ashore. His boxes are being piled up on the bank and a palanquin awaits him. Inscribed: ‘The landing of a griffen at Calcutta. WP. Sep. 1822’. Pen and ink with water-colour; 16.5 by 24.3 cm Purchased 1992.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1822
Extent:
1 Item