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Call Number:
MSS 26
Holdings:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Creator:
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
Title(s):
Figure studies
Date:
between 1792 and 1795
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series III: Drawings
Part of Collection:
Box 1, folder 28
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright Undetermined

The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
One drawing appears to show two European figures, another a soldier in uniform, lying down. The largest sheet shows several figures, all indistinct. On the reverse is a list, beginning with “traveling in the monsoon time in India,” and continuing with a variety of other India- and travel-related activities.
Physical Description:
2 sheets ; 22 x 11 cm and 12 x 9 cm
Genre:
Diaries and Notebooks
Subject Terms:
British
Cave temples
Caves
Description and travel
Ellora Caves (India)
India
Associated Places:
India
Mumbai (India)
Pune (India)
Associated People/Groups:
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840
Gaṅgārāma, active 18th century
Mabon, Robert
Malet, Charles Warre, 1752-1815
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
Finding Aid Title:
James Wales archive
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11766.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410868
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3410868?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1