Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??

Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

WD4251-4267

Record Id:

032-003282146

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003282146

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x00310d

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

WD4251-4267

Title:

JAMES, MARIANNE JANE (b.1805) Born India, fourth daughter of Frederick Reeves, Bombay Civil Service and his wife Catherine, while her father was Milit ...

Scope & Content:

JAMES, MARIANNE JANE (b.1805)

Born India, fourth daughter of Frederick Reeves, Bombay Civil Service and his wife Catherine, while her father was Military Paymaster at Kanara. She married the Rev. John Thomas James, Vicar of Flitton-with-Silsoe, Bedfordshire, in November 1823. James was appointed Bishop of Calcutta in 1827 on the death of Bishop Heber and the couple sailed for India in July 1827, taking their youngest child, leaving their two elder children in the care of the parents of Mrs. James. Six months after their arrival at Calcutta, in January 1828, they set off for a tour of the Upper Provinces, but on reaching Bhagalpur the Bishop’s ill-health forced them to return to Calcutta. It was hoped to restore his health with a sea voyage to Penang, however he died on board the ‘Marquess of Huntley’ in Sagar Roads in August 1828. Mrs. James and their baby went on to Penang and then returned to England, reaching Portsmouth in January 1829. Both Bishop James and his wife were keen artists and Mrs. James exhibited her work at Somerset House. See ‘A brief memoir ... of John Thomas James, Lord Bishop of Calcutta’, London, 1830, and WD11 etc. For a portrait of Marianne James as a child by Edward Nash, see WD4528.

---------------------

WD4251-4267

Seventeen drawings from an album covering Mrs. James’s time in India. Other drawings in the album depicted Madeira and Cape Town on the way out and Penang and Singapore on the return journey. The quotations are from a contemporary journal kept by Mrs. James, and the inscriptions on all but two of the drawings are in the artist’s hand.

Purchased 1991.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Hierarchy Tree:

[{ "id" : "032-003282146", "parent" : "#", "text" : "WD4251-4267: JAMES, MARIANNE JANE (b.1805) Born India, fourth daughter of Frederick Reeves, Bombay Civil Service and his wife Catherine, while her…" },{ "id" : "040-003282147", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4251: 'Chowringhee taken from the Verandah. Bishop’s Palace. March 1828', Calcutta. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282148", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4252: 'Russel St. Chowringhee Calcutta'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282149", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4253: 'From the end Verandah. Govt. House', Calcutta. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282150", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4254: 'Champaul Ghaut. Calcutta - July'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282151", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4255: 'Sir C. Grey’s, the Gardens near Calcutta'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282152", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4256: 'Mr Prinsep’s, Ishera on the Hooghly'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282153", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4257: 'A Juggernaut Temple near Ishera'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282154", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4258: 'Village near Ishera'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282155", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4259: 'Cenotaph at Govt. House Barrackpore, with Serampore on the opposite bank'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282156", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4260: 'On the Terrace. Barrackpore'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282157", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4261: 'A Bungalow in the Park, Barrackpore'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282158", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4262: 'The Church & Residence of a Rich Baboo. Chinsurah'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282159", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4263: 'Ghaut near Chinsurah. June 1828'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282160", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4264: 'Jangira Rocks in the Ganges'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282161", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4265: 'Mahometan Temple near Boglipore'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282162", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4266: 'Palladian house, Bhagalpur'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003282163", "parent" : "032-003282146", "text" : "WD4267: 'Country boats moored in a creek'. Artist(s): James, Marianne Jane (b. 1805)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003282146

Is part of:

not applicable

Contains:

Click here to View / search full list of parts of WD4251-4267

Hierarchy:

032-003282146

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: WD4251-4267

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

17 items

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Not applicable

Scripts:

Not applicable

Start Date:

1828

End Date:

1828

Date Range:

1828-1828

Era:

Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:

Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.

Material Type:

Prints, Drawings and Paintings

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

James, Marianne Jane, b 1805