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21. WD4317

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317
Title:
Four original drawings by Robert Grindlay in an album compiled by Grindlay of the original drawings for the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone’s 'An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its Dependencies in Persia, Tartary, and India', London, 1815.. Artist(
Scope & Content:
The album contains four original water-colour drawings by Grindlay, and ten drawings by Indian artists (Add.Or.4670-79), with notes and letters relating to the illustrations of the book. The whole album was offered to Lord Elphinstone in 1865 when a biography of Mountstuart Elphinstone was bein...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1813
Extent:
1 Item

22. WD4317, f.16vc

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.16vc
Title:
Eusuph Khan. Soobadar. A Pathan. Native of Hyderabad. Lithograph by Colesworthy Grant from Sketches of Oriental Heads Calcutta, 1839-46.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘Eusuph Khan. Soobadar. A Pathan. Native of Hyderabad’. From Colesworthy Grant's, ‘Sketches of Oriental Heads’, Calcutta, 1839-46.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1839-1846
Extent:
1 Item

23. WD4317, f.6

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.6
Title:
Proof impression before letterpress of frontispiece to vol. 1 of Burnes’ Travels into Bokhara, inscribed: Portrait of Sir Alexr. Burnes in a Cabul dress 1834.. Artist(s): Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857) after Maclise, Daniel (1806-1870)
Scope & Content:
Proof impression before letterpress of frontispiece to vol. 1 of Burnes’ ‘Travels into Bokhara’, inscribed: ‘Portrait of Sir Alexr. Burnes in a Cabul dress 1834’, and by Grindlay on the album page: ‘from Sir Alexr. Burnes to RMG’. Note: The title of the engraving is actually ‘Cost...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item

24. WD4317, f.16va

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.16va
Title:
One of the Envoy’s Servants equipped for the Road. From Brydges, An Account of the Transaction of His Majesty’s Mission to the Court of Persia, facing p.3.. Artist(s): Picken, Andrew (1815-1845), after Sutherland, James (1784-1850)
Scope & Content:
‘One of the Envoy’s Servants equipped for the Road. Sketched from Life by Sir J. Sutherland. On stone by A. Picken. Printed by J. Netherclift’. Note: From Brydges, ‘An Account of the Transaction of His Majesty’s Mission to the Court of Persia’, facing p.3. Lieutenant James Su...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item

25. WD4317, f.5

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.5
Title:
Hyderabad on the Indus. Plate 5, frontispiece to vol. III of Burnes’ Travels into Bokhara, by Edward Francis Finden after William Purser and Robert Melville Grindlay.. Artist(s): Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857) after Purser, W (c.1790-1852) and Grin
Scope & Content:
‘Hyderabad on the Indus. From a sketch taken on the spot by Capt. Grindlay in 1808. Drawn by W. Purser. Engraved by E. Finden. London. Published 1834 by John Murray, Albemarle Street’. Inscribed on album page: ‘From Alex Burnes to Captain Grindlay with many acknowledgements’....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item

26. WD4317, f.7vb

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.7vb
Title:
The Colossal Idols at Bameean. On stone by L. Haghe. Artist(s): Haghe, Louis (1806-1895) after Burnes, Alexander (1805-1841)
Scope & Content:
‘The Colossal Idols at Bameean. On stone by L. Haghe. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the King. Gate St. J. Murray. Albemarle St. 1834’. Note: Burnes’ ‘Travels in Bokhara’. vol. I, plate II. For the artist, see f.7d below.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item

27. WD4317, f.17g

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.17g
Title:
One of the Envoy’s Jelowdar or Persons who had care of a led Horse on the Road. From Brydges’ Account, facing p.49.. Artist(s): Picken, Andrew (1815-1845), after Sutherland, James (1784-1850)
Scope & Content:
‘One of the Envoy’s Jelowdar or Persons who had care of a led Horse on the Road’, (rest as (a)). Note: From Brydges’ ‘Account’, facing p.49.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item

28. WD4317, f.16ve

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.16ve
Title:
Caricature of Ranjit Singh. A Reminiscence of Ferozepore. T. Black Lith.. Artist(s): Black, Thomas (fl. 1820-50)
Scope & Content:
‘Caricature of Ranjit Singh A Reminiscence of Ferozepore T. Black Lith’. Inscribed: ‘Runjeet Singh 1838’. Note: Ferozepore, a small cis-Sutlej Sikh state, escheated to the British power in 1835. Henry Lawrence took charge of it in 1839.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838
Extent:
1 Item

29. WD4317, f.16vd

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4317, f.16vd
Title:
Maharaja Runjeet Singh. 1831. Jiwan Ram at Delhi pinxt. From Mr Prinsep’s Origin of the Sikh Power &c. Medical Journal Press Fort William.. Artist(s): Kasinath (fl. 1830s) after Raja Jivan Ram (fl.1825-1840)
Scope & Content:
‘Maharaja Runjeet Singh. 1831. Jiwan Ram at Delhi pinxt. From Mr Prinsep’s Origin of the Sikh Power &c.’ ‘Medical Journal Press Fort William’. Note: This differs from the original frontispiece in H.T. Prinsep’s work’ Origin of the Sikh Power in the Punjab and Political Life...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1834
Extent:
1 Item