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WD114
- Record Id:
- 040-003281987
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003281986
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x00306e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997131.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD114
- Title:
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The artist's encampment. Between 1819 and 1826. Artist(s): Havell, William (1782-1857)
- Scope & Content:
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Water-colour painting of the encampment of the artist, William Havell (1782-1857) made between 1819 and 1826.
Inscribed on back in ink: ‘My encampment’ under ‘the shade of Tamarind trees in India. W. Havell.’
Purchased 10 March 1958.
HAWES, ARTHUR BRISCOE (1833-1897)
Havell came from a well-known Reading family of artists and engravers. His father was a drawing-master with fourteen children, and William was early put in business. He persisted in drawing and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1804 and at the British Institution from 1806. He was one of the first members of the Water-colour Society. In 1816 he accompanied Lord Amherst's mission to China on board 'The Alceste' as artist to the expedition. On the embassy's return to Canton in 1817, Havell proceeded to India, visiting Calcutta and Madras in 1819 and Hyderabad in 1822. He left India In 1826, worked in Italy in 1827, and then returned to England. Hawes served with the 38th Bengal Native Infantry from 1850 until 1858. He became a Lieutenant in January 1852 and a Captain in May 1858.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003281986
040-003281987 - Is part of:
- WD1333-1337 : HAVELL, WILLIAM (1782-1857) Havell came of a well-known Reading family of artists and engravers. His father was a drawing-master…
WD114 : The artist's encampment. Between 1819 and 1826. Artist(s): Havell, William (1782-1857) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003281986[0001]/040-003281987
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1333-1337
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997131.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1819
- End Date:
- 1826
- Date Range:
- 1819-1826
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour. 12 x 18.6 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)