IMAGE
Pritchett, Robert Taylor, 1823-1907 :Bombay. Illumination. Feby 16th Chapter I. Malabar Point. Body guard and peon.[February 1887].
- Date
- 1887
- Reference
- E-022-q-042
- Description
On the left, a view of the word Victoria lit up on a bank across the Ganges at Bombay for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Crowds watch from the near bank. On the right, a man in uniform, with a long spear, inside an Indian palace. Another man with a sword at his side stands to the right
A version of the left-hand view was published as a chromolithograph chapter-heading in The last voyage. Annie Brassey, 1887, page 9. The right-hand view waspublished as a wood engraving on page 60 with title Malabar Point. The Governor's bodyguard and peon
Extended Title - From his Sketches for Lady Brassey's "Last voyage".
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image (in red ink) title and date
Quantity: 1 drawing(s).
Physical Description: One ink and wash, one pencil drawing, on sheet 305 x 207 mm.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Pritchett, Robert Taylor, 1823-1907 :Sketches for Lady Brassey's `Last Voyage'. 1886-1887.
- Format
- 1 drawing(s), Works of art, Wash drawings, Pencil works, One ink and wash, one pencil drawing, on sheet 305 x 207 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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