80 - Russell Dartnell (George) Four studies of India, from July 1827 to 1828, pen and inks, watercolour wash, sheets from approx. 195 x 305 mm (7 3/4 x 12 in) to 235 x 350 mm (9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in), each individually tipped onto original card support with ink inscription and date, the supports acidic, toning and brittle, some losses, surface dirt and browning, some heavy spotting, mainly marginal, unframed, 1826-1836; and another pen and ink study by the same hand upon their return to Canada in 1836, inscribed 'Penetanguishene Bay...', unframed, 1826 (5)

Russell Dartnell (George) Four studies of India, from July 1827 to 1828, pen and inks, watercolour wash, sheets from approx. 195 x 305 mm (7 3/4 x 12 in) to 235 x 350 mm (9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in), each individually tipped onto original card support with ink inscription and date, the supports acidic, toning and brittle, some losses, surface dirt and browning, some heavy spotting, mainly marginal, unframed, 1826-1836; and another pen and ink study by the same hand upon their return to Canada in 1836, inscribed 'Penetanguishene Bay...', unframed, 1826 (5) Provenance: Private collection, London *** The Indian views include: 1. Mussulman Ruins near the Old Fort of Barwar, on the Rhood Gunga, Southern Maharatta Country. Sketched 1827 G.R.D. 2. View from the [?]Bund of the Great Tank at Chittoor, Ceded Districts. Sketched 30 March 1827 3. Hill Batteries and Palace of Gurrumcondah, Ceded Districts. Sketched 5 April 1827. G.R.D. 4. On the Coast of the Southern Coucan, on South from Goa to Bombay. 1828 Born and educated in Ireland, Dartnell joined the British Army in 1820 and received his diploma as a member of the Royal College of Surgeon's in 1822. While working as a military doctor, he was also an amateur artist and produced numerous studies when abroad on postings. He was working in the Indian subcontinent from the mid 1820s. Many of his original studies are held in the British Library.