Mount stuart elphinstone biography of albert
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ELPHINSTONE (MOUNTSTUART)
Conclusion Account draw round the Field of Caubul, and warmth Dependencies squeeze Persia, Tatary, and India; Comprising a View take up the Asiatic Nation scold A World of depiction Dooraunee State, FIRST 1 Longman, 1815
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An Account call upon the Realm of Caubul, and loom over Dependencies slender Persia, Tatary, and India; Comprising a View exempt the Afghanistani Nation delighted A Description of rendering Dooraunee Jurisdiction, FIRST 1 14 aquatint plates (13 hand-coloured), 2 incised maps (one large fold, both hand-coloured in outline), errata stumble, modern fraction calf [Abbey Travel 504; Colas 960; Lipperheide 1483], 4to, Longman, 1815
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Whole-length portrait, seated in a chair, to right and looking to front; resting right foot on a stool and holding a paper in left hand. On the left is a table with inkstand and paper, books beneath, one of which is lettered 'Affairs of India Vol. II. In the right background is a landscape.
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| Title | The Honorable Mount Stuart Elphinstone (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Print, whole-length portrait of Mounstuart Elphinstone seated in a chair. Mezzotint by Charles Turner, after a portrait by Thomas Lawrence and John Simpson, 1833. |
| Physical description | Whole-length portrait, seated in a chair, to right and looking to front; resting right foot on a stool and holding a paper in left hand. On the left is a table with inkstand and paper, books beneath, one of which is lettered 'Affairs of India Vol. II. In the right background is a landscape. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Engraved by C. Turner A.R.A. The Honorable Mount Stuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay From a Painting by Sir Thos Lawrence and Mr Simposon for the Bombay National Education Soc • Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779-1859) Matthew Noble (1817-1876) 1860 Marble Bhau Daji Lad (formerly V & A) Museum, Mumbai "He looks straight ahead with his handsome features caught in an intelligent expression; the bust is positively heroic" (Steggles and Barnes 202). Photograph by Ramachandran Venkatesh, text and formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee, with many thanks to both Venkatesh and the museum for their help. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL, or cite the Victorian Web in a print document. Click on the image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.] Related Material The bust stands in the centre of the main gallery of the museum, just behind Noble's statue of Prince Albert, with its figures of Science and Art at either side, and his bust of Queen Victoria in front. In this way, it contributes to an impressive ensemble, all from the same sculptor's hand. On the pedestal is inscribed: "MOUNTSTUART / ELPHINSTONE / THE TRIBUTE / OF THE ELPHINSTONIANS / BOMBAY / 1860." The later date of 1863 given by Mary Ann Steggles and Richard |