East view of bangalore, with a small shrine and a dismounted horseman in the foreground, and cattle grazing beyond, by robert hyde colebrooke (1762-1808) in 1791. Water-colour, pencil and pen-and-ink drawing of bangalore (karnataka) by robert hyde colebrooke (1762-1808) in 1791. The drawing is signed on the lower left: 'r. H. Colebrooke delt. 1791', and again on the mount on the lower right: 'drawn on the spot by r. H. Colebrooke'. On the reverse of the old mount by the artist is: 'this drawing was engraved in aqua tinta by j. W. Edy london 1793. ' engraved: 'east view of bangalore', aquatint with etching, engraved by john william edy as plates 1 of colebrooke's 'twelve views of places in the kingdom of mysore', published by thomson, london, 1793-94; second edition, coloured aquatint, published by edward orme, london, 1804-05. The plates have the wording 'drawn on the spot'. As above, along with 'engraved by j. W. Edy'. Item number: 4461. Object Type: painting. Date: 1791. Place of creation: Bangalore. Dimensions: height: 38.4 cm (15.1 in); width: 52.4 cm (20.6 in). Medium: watercolor. Depicted Place: Bengaluru. Collection: British Library. East view of Bangalore, with a small shrine and a dismounted horseman in the foreground, and cattle grazing beyond.
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