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1261.e.31
- Record Id:
- 032-003263586
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003263586
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x000023
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 1261.e.31
- Title:
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Sketches of Delhi taken during the Siege by Brevet Major J.R. Turnbull, 13th Lt. Inf. late A.D.C. to Major General Sir A. Wilson. London: Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, 1858. Artist(s): Turnbull, J.R. (fl. 1858)
- Scope & Content:
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Sketches of Delhi taken during the Siege by Brevet Major J.R. Turnbull, 13th Lt. Inf. late A.D.C. to Major General Sir A. Wilson. London: Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, 1858.
Title vignette: ‘The Selimghur Bridge. J.R. Turnbull del. et lith.’
With a dedication to Sir Archibald Wilson, and a contents page.
14 lithographed plates, all signed ‘J.R. Turnbull del. et lith.’, with letter press descriptions beneath and further explanations on cover sheets.
1. ‘The British Camp, sketched from the left rear.’
2. ‘The General’s Tent and Mess Tent, Head Quarter Camp.’
3. ‘The Ridge. The Mosque, Observatory & Hindoo Rao’s House, from the Flag Staff.’
4. ‘Delhi, from the Flagstaff Tower.’
5. ‘The Flagstaff Tower.’
6. ‘Hindoo Rao’s House.’
7. ‘Sir Henry Barnard’s Grave.’ Also on print, referring to other graves and monuments: ‘Guide Cavly. Col. Chester’ ‘Adjt. Genl. Capt. Q. Battye Guide Cavly. Captn. Russell, 54 N.I.’
8. ‘The Mound Battery.’
9. ‘The Subzee Mundee from the Mound Battery.’
10. ‘Sketch in the Subzee Mundee.’
11. ‘The Breach in the Curtain. “Kashmeer Bastion.”‘
12. ‘The Breach in the Curtain. Water Bastion.’
13. ‘The Lahore Gate of the Palace.’
14. ‘Easy Times or the “Kafir in the palace of the Mogul”‘ [the Divan-i Khas converted into an officers’ mess for General Wilson’s Headquarters].
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003263586
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003263586
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1858
- End Date:
- 1858
- Date Range:
- 1858
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: lithograph
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Turnbull, John Robertson, fl 1858
- Subjects:
- Events
Indian Mutiny - Places:
- India, Delhi, Asia