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111. WD540(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(31)
Title:
Distant view of Umerapoora, from the Sagain Hill.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘Distant view of Umerapoora, from the Sagain Hill.’ UMEERAPOORA, the capital of Burmah, seen from the summit of the southern hill at Sagàin, over the broad expanse of the Irrawaddy, smooth and brilliant as a mirror, presented a spectacle which neither pencil nor pen could flatter. The city, wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

112. WD9

Reference (shelfmark):
WD9
Title:
Amir Mir Sobdar Khan of Hyderabad (Sind). Portrait, seated facing right with book and pen case beside him. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
Amir Mir Sobdar Khan of Hyderabad (Sind). Portrait, seated facing right with book and pen case beside him. c.1842. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Umeer Meer Sobhdar Khan of Hyderabad. Son of Futtah Ullee Khan.’ Oval, water-colour on card; 18 by 13.75 ins. Note: Sketch for ‘Oriental heads,’ ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1842
Extent:
1 Item

113. WD3

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3
Title:
Colonel Dhir Shamsher Jang Bahadur. Portrait, three-quarter length, facing half right, the right hand on the hilt of a sword. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
Colonel Dhir Shamsher Jang Bahadur. Portrait, three-quarter length, facing half right, the right hand on the hilt of a sword. 1850. Inscribed on front in ink in ‘nagari’ characters: ‘Sri Dhir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Baras 23’; in English: ‘Colonel Dheer Shumsheer Jung Buhadoor-Koowur ranajee. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850
Extent:
1 Item

114. WD540(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(32)
Title:
Sagain, and distant view of Ava, from the Sagain Hill.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘Sagain, and distant view of Ava, from the Sagain Hill.’ STANDING on the same spot from whence the preceding view was obtained, and turning southward, the scene embraces a very distant view of Ava, or the site of that old capital, which may be known by a dim and minute cluster of pagodas on the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

115. WD540

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540
Title:
Album of 106 drawings of landscapes and portraits of Burmese and Europeans made in Burma during Major Phayre's mission to the Court of Ava. 1855. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
106 drawings of landscapes and portraits of Burmese and Europeans made in Burma during Major Phayre's mission to the Court of Ava. 1855. Entitled: ‘A Series of Views in Burmah taken during Major Phayre's Mission to the Court of Ava in 1855. By C. Grant, artist to the Mission.’ Many drawings ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

116. WD540(70)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(70)
Title:
The Banks of the Irrawaddy - Below Pagân and near the frontier.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘The Banks of the Irrawaddy - Below Pagân and near the frontier.’ OF these four hasty sketches the upper two, representing the shore nearly opposite to Pagan, serve to shew the desolate, wild, and barren character of the country in that neighbourhood, in contrast with the green-clad hills and f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

117. WD540(26)

Reference (shelfmark):
WD540(26)
Title:
Boo Phya, or Pumkin Pagoda, bank of the River, Pagân.. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1880)
Scope & Content:
‘Boo Phya, or Pumkin Pagoda, bank of the River, Pagân.’ THIS singular Temple, the circular sloping base of which is washed by the waters of the Irrawaddy, crowns a succession of four terraces with parapets, and forms not the least remarkable object of a remarkable place. In itself it has certai...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855
Extent:
1 Item

118. WD10

Reference (shelfmark):
WD10
Title:
Fateh 'Ali Khan, father of Amir Mir Sobdar Khan of Hyderabad (Sind). Portrait, three-quarter length, facing right, standing on a balcony, the left hand resting on a sword; plantain and palm trees in the background. Artist(s): Grant, Colesworthy (1813-1
Scope & Content:
Fateh ‘Ali Khan, son of Amir Mir Sobdar Khan of Hyderabad (Sind). Portrait, three-quarter length, facing right, standing on a balcony, the left hand resting on a sword; plantain and palm trees in the background. c.1842. Oval, water-colour on card; 18 by 14ins. Note: Sketch for the figure sta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1842
Extent:
1 Item