The panorama is approximately 3810 x 534 mm. in size. An accompanying note indicates that it was painted from sketches in Rugby during the 1860s. As the panorama includes Christ Church, completed in 1854, the sketches may have dated from after the death of Lady Tennant's husband.
Panorama of Simla
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 86
- Dates of Creation
- 1865
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English .
- Physical Description
- .01 cubic metre(s) 1 tube watercolour
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Elizabeth Louisa Tennant (1803-1882) was the wife of Brigadier General Sir James Tennant K.C.B. (1789-1854) of the Bengal Artillery. She remained in India until 1857, and was living in Rugby in the 1860s.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Dr Hugh Martin Leake (1878-1977), grandson of Lady Tennant, 1952.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
Bibliography
The collection is described in 'Royal Commonwealth Society library notes', no. 236, April 1980, pp. 3-4. There is further biographical information in no. 254, April 1983, p.1.
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Tennant, Elizabeth Louisa, 1803-1882, Lady Tennant