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Sir Charles Metcalfe

Drawing
ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing, pencil with paint on paper, portrait of Sir Charles Metcalfe (1785-1848; provisional Governor-General of India 1835-37). In this portrait Sir Charles Metcalfe is shown holding a walking stick.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSir Charles Metcalfe (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in pencil and paint on paper
Brief description
Drawing, Sir Charles Metcalfe, pencil and paint on paper, Jaipur, ca. 1830
Physical description
Drawing, pencil with paint on paper, portrait of Sir Charles Metcalfe (1785-1848; provisional Governor-General of India 1835-37). In this portrait Sir Charles Metcalfe is shown holding a walking stick.
Dimensions
  • Height: 151mm (approx., maximum)
  • Width: 88mm (maximum)
08/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape.
Content description
Portrait of Sir Charles Metcalfe (1785-1848; provisional Governor-General of India 1835-37). In this portrait Sir Charles Metcalfe is shown holding a walking stick.
Style
Credit line
Given by Colonel T. G. Gayer-Anderson, CMG, DSO, and his twin brother Major R. G. Gayer- Anderson, Pasha
Object history
From the Gayer-Anderson collection.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 175 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.348-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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