Samuel Davis

Par mākslinieku

Samuelis Davisas buvo išskirtinė figūra Didžiosios Britanijos istorijoje – jis išgarsėjo kaip kariškis, diplomatas ir administratorius. Pradėjęs tarnybą armijoje, vėliau jis perėjo prie diplomatinio darbo ir sukaupė nemažai patirties bei pelnė autoritetą šioje srityje.

Daug savo gyvenimo metų Samuelis Davisas paskyrė Rytų Indijos bendrovei (EIC), kurioje ėjo aukštas pareigas ir galų gale tapo vienu iš bendrovės direktorių. Jo veikla bei priimti sprendimai smarkiai paveikė bendrovės politiką ir Didžiosios Britanijos interesus Azijoje tuo laikotarpiu.

Be to, Samuelis Davisas tapo žinomas kaip Johno Franciso Daviso tėvas. Vėliau jo sūnus užėmė itin svarbias pareigas Didžiojoje Britanijoje – tapo vyriausiuoju Didžiosios Britanijos prekybos inspektoriumi Kinijoje ir antruoju Honkongo gubernatoriumi.

Samuelio Daviso gyvenime atsispindi plati interesų įvairovė ir reikšmingas indėlis į Didžiosios Britanijos karinę, diplomatinę bei administracinę raidą. Ypač ryškiai jo palikimą papildo sėkminga sūnaus karjera Rytų šalyse.

Samuel Davis

Siccre Gully

Boree Timranze Durgum Taken from the Pehher River Near Cavenpatan-Barramah’l (South India)

The Seven Pagodas, Mamallapuram

Calcutta

Gate of the Old Fort at Old Benares (ca. 1792)

A White House in a Garden Setting

Gateway of Poonaka [Puna Kha] (1783)

Ruined Palace by a River

Military Encampment with Forts on Hills Behind

Wankaka (1783)

Chandernagore, West Bengal

Colgong, near Bhagalpur

An Arched Entrance into a Ruined Building

The End of the Ruin’d Bridge at Rouen (1778)

Ruined Fort on a Hill

Sculpture depicting three heads

Rock Formation Above a Village

Side View of Ayot House, Hertfordshire

Parish Church, Front and Partial Right View, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire

Mr. Croft’s bungalow, Near Madras

Sirree (1793)

View Above Poonaka [Punakha]

The Annual Resort of Hindoos to Mundar Hill near Bhagulpore [Bhagalpur]

Figures crossing a bridge over a ravine (1783)

Distant View of an Island

Madeira (1779)

Sant Ghur in the Carnatic

Old Church of St. Lawrence, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire.

Temple to Maha Deo at Puttugotta (Puttergotta) (between 1777 and 1809)

Sugar Loaf, Cape of Good Hope (1779)

At Haughley (1785)

The Church in Knebworth Park

Coastal English Settlement Surrounded by Mountains

Cader Idris

Cottage on the grounds of Ayot St. Lawrence Hertfordshire

Rhotas from Akberpore (1798)

At Chinsurah [Chinsura] (1785)

River View near Rajmahal

At Moorshedubad [Murshidabad]

Ladrone Islands in the China Sea

Church with Wooden Belfry.

Continental Scene – Brigands in Ambush Awaiting a Coach (1777)

Ornamental Gateway (ca. 1783)

The Hurduar Looking Up the River

In the Village near Tassisudon [Tashicho Dzong] (ca. 1783)

Tasee Punchou [Tashi Phuntso] (1783)

Large Building With a Colonnade

Woman Operating a Device (Flour Mill) (between 1777 and 1808)

The Former Winter Capital of Bhutan at Punakha Dzong (1783)

Occupied Fort

A Sepoy Sargent in a Compound

Man of War Moored in Harbor, Mountains in the Background

Near Tassisudon [Tashicho Dzong] (ca. 1783)

View of Tashichoedzong, Bhutan and Foot Bridge

Tassisudon (1783)

The East Gate at Tanjore (S. India) (between 1777 and 1808)

The Palace of the Deib Rajan at Tassisudon

Murichom (1783)

Old Mosque at Rajemahl [Rajmahal]

River Scene with Buildings (between 1777 and 1808)

Cleft in a Formation of Rocks

Distant View of Windsor Castle

Snowdon from Capel Curig

Rocky River Scene with Sepoys

Funchal Castle Del Oiso, Madeira

River View with a Junk (near Rajmahal) (between 1777 and 1808)

Fort William, Calcutta

View near Tassisudon [Tashicho Dzong] in Bhutan (1783)

An Observation Tower (after 1806)

Near Kepta [Chapcha] in Bhootan [Bhutan]

View of a Fort

Kapta [Chapcha] Castle (1783)

Boats on the Hoogley [Hooghly] River

A Waterfall

In the Village near Tassisudon [Tashicho Dzong] (ca. 1783)

Rocky Gorge with a Waterfall

The Village of Buxadaur [Buxa Duar] [Thibet] (1783)

In India, on the March

View of Tasicho Dzong from Above (panoramic view of a large building in a valley) (1783)