Ruins of the palace of the Portuguese General of the North, Bassein. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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Ruins of the palace of the Portuguese General of the North, Bassein. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Bassein Jany. 7th morning’ and on mount: ‘Bassein Jany. 7th 1851’. Water-colour; 17.3 by 24.8 cm.
'Countryhouse of Holkar. Nr. Artillery lines - Poonah' and on reverse: 'Countryhouse of Holkar in ruins nr. Artillery lines - Poonah'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘Countryhouse of Holkar. Nr. Artillery lines - Poonah’ and on reverse: ‘Countryhouse of Holkar in ruins nr. Artillery lines - Poonah’. Note: The house of Jaswant Rao Holkar who defeated Sindhia at the battle of Poona, 1802. Water-colour with some scratching out; 12.5 by 17.5 cm.
'Parsee broker concluding a bargain with a Banyan under a handkerchief. Cowasjee Jehanghir'. On reverse: head studies of shop keepers. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘Parsee broker concluding a bargain with a Banyan under a handkerchief. Cowasjee Jehanghir’. Pencil with some water-colour; 13 by 17 cm. On reverse: head studies, ‘Shop Keepers’. Pencil with some water-colour.
View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Inscribed on reverse and on mount ‘Walkeshwur’. Water-colour; 25 by 35 cm.
View from the fort of Pratapgarh. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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View from the fort of Pratapgarh. Inscribed: ‘The Ghats Mahableshwur seen from the fortress of Pertabghur Nvr/50’, repeated on reverse. Water-colour; 17.5 by 25 cm.
Jaswant Singh. Maharaja of Bharatpur (1853-93), who succeeded as a minor, 1853. Unfinished. On reverse: 'A sketch of Scandal Point, Breach Candy, Bombay'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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Jaswant Singh. Maharaja of Bharatpur (c.1850-93), who succeeded as a minor, 1853. Inscribed: ‘The young rajah of Bhurtpoor Decr. 1852’ Unfinished water-colour with pencil; 35 by 25 cm. On reverse: ‘A sketch of Scandal Point, Breach Candy, Bombay’
'Durbar at the Installation of Holkar. Indore' - the installation of Tukoji II Holkar at Indore on 8th March 1852.. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘Durbar at the Installation of Holkar. Indore’. Note: Tukoji II Holkar, the younger of the two sons of Bhau Holkar, was chosen by Ma Sahiba, widow of Yashwantrao Holkar, for the throne on the death of Khande Rao Holkar in 1844. He was installed in formal durbar on 8th March 1852. Water-colou...