WD4403

Scrapbook (ff.1-66) in cream leather covers, stamped in gold, containing pencil drawings and water-colours by various artists, some probably collected after the Hastings returned to Europe. The drawings are tipped on to buff paper, a few with inscriptions below or on the following page.

Album 21.6 by 28.5 cm.

f.1 Black Pagoda, Calcutta.

Pencil drawing.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.2 River running through hilly lanscape with men fishing .

Pencil drawing.

Note: Possibly by Alexander Lindsay

f.3 Village by a bridge, probably Scotland.

Pencil vignette.

Note: Possibly by James Atkinson.

f.4 ‘View of Hereford, by Glover’.

Wash.

Note: Presumably after an aquatint by John Glover (1767-1849).

f.5 ‘Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte. 1821. July.’

Water-colour.

Inscribed on following page: ‘It is said that some 18 or 20 months ago, Buonaparte had a Picnic Party under the Willow Trees in the valley where he is now interred. He enjoyed it much & during their stay, said to Madame Bertrand, ‘If I die on this Island, I should like to be buried here’. A Rill of pure water trickles from the neighbouring Rock from which Napoleon had, for the above period, a daily supply.’

Note: This was probably made on a return voyage to England, but it is unclear who the artist is.

f.6 A splendid Italianate villa with a couple in morning dress chatting in the garden and a gardener raking the gravel.

Signed: ‘Walker.’

Water-colour.

f.7 A pastoral scene with a shepherd in the foreground, probably Italy.

Pencil.

ff.8-20 Various Italian views by a local artist.

Gouache.

f.21 Landscape with ruin.

Water-colour.

f.22 Woman cooking over an open fire, helped by a young girl.

Inscribed: ‘Donna Ciociara.’

Pencil.

f.23 Branch with flower and leaves.

Inscribed: ‘Green Tea’.

Pencil.

f.24 A similar drawing inscribed:’ Black tea. F.E.H.’

Note: By Flora Elizabeth Hastings.

f.25 ‘Conway Castle. North Wales.’

Water-colour highlighted with white.

A paper wrapper accompanies the drawing inscribed: ‘Conway Castle. For my Dear Sister from CRCFG’[?]

f.26 Portrait of Voltaire seated at a table with upraised arm.

Inscribed on reverse: ‘Voltaire from a drawing of a dinner at Fernea (or Ferney). ES Sept.2nd 1824. Malta.’

Pen and ink.

Note: Lord Hastings was appointed Governor of Malta in 1824.

f.27 Peasant musicians.

Hand-coloured lithograph.

f.28 Fishermen on a beach with saltpans [?].

Sepia wash.

f.29 Donkey with panniers and a small dog.

Pen and ink.

Note: Probably by Rawdon Hastings.

f.30 Gabled house, possibly northern Italy.

Water-colour.

Note: This may be by Lady Hastings.

f.31 Hilly landscape with snowy mountains in the distance, possibly Northern Italy or the Tyrol.

Water-colour.

Note: Again this may be the work of Lady Hastings.

f.32 Lake scene with buildings on the far shore and a small temple or monument in the foreground.

Water-colour.

Note: The patch of yellow sky and the touches of blue in the green areas is very characteristic of the work of Sita Ram. The brushwork is slightly heavier however and the trees rather spotty. Like the previous two drawings this may be the work of Lady Hastings and may suggest she was influenced by Sita Ram.

f.33 Distant view of a wide river, wooded cliffs in the foreground.

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.34 Sheer limestone cliffs with waterfall.

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.35 Still life with game birds.

Hand-coloured lithograph by Christopher Webb Smith.

f.36 Thatched bungalow, possibly a guest house in the grounds of Barrackpore Park.

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.37 Mosque (?) and beyond a temple, figures in the foreground.

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.38 Three domed mosque.

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly (?)

f.39 Camp scene with carved figure on a plinth in the foreground.

Inscribed on following page: ‘Encampment at Moneah’ [Moner] ‘17 miles from Patna. Mutilated Red Granite figure in the foreground of an Antediluvean Animal called the Sing Sye Dood which used to carry off Elephants-similar to the Griffin.’

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly

f.40 Sir Charles D’Oyly seated at a table smoking a hookah, his clerks seated nearby, watching opium being weighed.

Water-colour.

Note: By D’Oyly.

ff.41-52 22 architectural drawings of the monuments of Agra and Delhi.

Inscribed below as noted in ink in capitals.

Water-colour within a black-ruled frame; 95 by 165 mm.

Note: By an Agra artist, c.1815-23. The set corresponds for the most part to a set of such drawings on the largest scale also formerly in the Hastings and Bute Collections, and then the Paul Walter collection, including the style and writing of the inscriptions (see Christie’s Visions of India sale, May 25th 1995, lots 4-19). A similar set of small size is in the V & A (IS 8 to 22-1964, Archer, ‘Company Paintings’, pp, 134-5), acquired by Lord and Lady Amherst 1824-7, but with water-marks of 1816 and 1819.

f.41 ‘The Gateway of the Taj Mahal.’

f.42 ‘The Taj from the Garden.’

Note: Including rows of semi-mature trees and rows of small cypresses bordering the water-channels, as in the large album (Christie’s, lot 5).

f.43 ‘The Taj’.

f.44 ‘The Taj, from the opposite side of the river.’

f.45 ‘Interior of the Taj.’

f.46 ‘The Tomb of the Emperor Shah Jehan.’

f.47 ‘The Tomb of the Begum.’

f.48 ‘A Portion of the Screen.’

f.49 ‘Specimen of the Mosaics’ [on the screen].

f.50 ‘The Tomb of Akbar at Secundra.’

f.51 ‘Secundra’ [the tomb from another angle].

f.52 ‘White Marble Sarcophagus’ [of Akbar].

f.53 ‘Gateway to the Tomb.’

f.54 ‘Tomb of Eatimud-oo-Dowlah.’

f.55 ‘Interior of the Tomb.’

f.56 ‘The Delhi Gate of the Fort of Agra.’

f.57 ‘Ummersingh’s Gate of the Same.’

f.58 ‘The Mootee Musjeed in the Fort, built by Aurungzebe’ [sic].

f.59 ‘The Gateway to the Large Quadrangle, at Futteypore Sicri.’

f.60 ‘The White Marble Tomb of Seliem Chistie at Futteypore Sicri.’

f.61 ‘The Jumma Musjid, at Delhi.’

f.62 ‘The Kootub Minar, near Delhi.’

f.63 Four small water-colours within embossed borders, one showing an encampment and a union flag flying.

The two top drawings are inscribed on the reverse: ‘The Hermitage a Bungalow belonging to George Proctor Beauchamp Esqr. Collr. of the Pilgrim Tax at Gyah. The View is taken from the summit of the Hill on which it stands. To the left of the Picture is a large Hill called the Ramsilla. This Bungalow is fitted up in the neatest manner & tho apparently small accommodated two families besides a party of 4 young Ladies. The River Fulgo’ [Phalgu]’ with an Island in the centre on which are several Hindoo Temples is seen from the North front with the distant range of Rajegheer Hills. There is not a more lovely spot in India, C.D.’ and on the second: ‘A small cottage built by Christopher Webb Smith Esqr. about 6 miles from Gyah. It is situated on an extensive Lake & from its position was called Lymington. The tents were pitched for the party to sleep in. There is a battery mounting 8 1 pounders & 2 cutters always on the Lake & whenever the weather is fair & the wind fresh W. Smith and Mr Beauchamp Collr of the Pilgrim Tax resort here to sail. The view of the Lake & cottage from the top of the adjacent hillis beautiful’ [cf. Add.Or.4691]’. The cottage is fitted up in the English style, walls papered with French Paper, Sash windows & curtains & fireplace. C.D.’

Note: By Sir Charles D’Oyly.

f.64 Two small views and two shipping scenes.

Water-colour painted on embossed cards.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.65 Five small shipping scenes painted on embossed cards.

Note: By D’Oyly.

f.66 Three small views painted on pale green cards and a larger in sepia wash.

Inscribed: ‘Raje Mahal on the River Ganges.’

Note: By D’Oyly.