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571: 611: 654: 631: 214: 680: 587: 448: 321: 287: 557: 537: 336: 417: 570: 610: 522:, the lives of native Indians as well as other contemporary material. Metcalfe added extensive descriptions to almost all paintings. He had assembled the album to be a gift for his daughters in England, and he sent it to them in 1844. The most important feature of the album is that it shows buildings as they were before the 30: 586: 478:
He married, firstly, Grace Clarke, daughter of Alexander Clarke, on 7 June 1815, by whom he had one daughter. He married, secondly, to Felicite Anne Browne, on 13 July 1826, by whom he had one son and two daughters. He was succeeded in his title by his eldest son, Sir Theophilus John Metcalfe, 5th
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In 1853 Metcalfe suffered a digestive disorder which led to his slow death. His doctors believed that the ailment was caused by poison, since the symptoms were similar to those seen in certain "inconvenient" high ranking members of the Mughal royal family such as Mirza Fakhru who was a friend of
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In 1835, Metcalfe became the agent at Delhi after the murder of William Fraser and ran the "Delhi Territory", the area around the old capital under British control since 1803. He succeeded his brother as Baronet in 1844, and became an important figure in the cultural climate of
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While his main house was a colonial bungalow, built in 1844, its library contained over 20,000 books including Napoleon memorabilia, however, during the Uprising of 1857 the library was destroyed and looted. He was invested with the
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and his mother was Susannah Sophia Selina Debonnaire. His father first went to India in 1767 as a cadet in the King’s Army, eventually becoming a Director of the
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During the rainy season he used to stay at 'Dilkusha' (Delight of the Heart), which was built on the first floor of the tomb of Mohammed Quli Khan, brother of
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The Golden Calm: an English lady's life in Moghul Delhi : reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley, and by her father Sir Thomas Metcalfe
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Emperor, between 1842 and 1844, Metcalfe ordered a series of images of the monuments, ruins, palaces and shrines from Delhi artist named
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Metcalfe. Metcalfe's family, and Metcalfe himself, suspected that he was being administered poison on the instructions of
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The tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan, brother of Adham Khan, converted to a residence by Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe
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as she headed from an English schooling to join him in Delhi. The album has now been acquired by the
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While working in India as the Governor-General's Agent at the Imperial court of the
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Thomas Metcalf. Imperial Connections: India in the Indian Ocean Arena, 1860–1920
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The tomb of Sir Thomas Metcalfe at St. James' Church near Kashmiri Gate, Delhi
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Another of Metcalf's follies, close to the Qutb Minar parking lot, Mehrauli.
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Different views of the Metcalfe House, Delhi, 1843, which now houses the
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villagers. He filled it with his collections of art, books and relics of
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Metcalf, Thomas R. "Metcalfe, Sir Thomas Theophilus, fourth baronet".
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Grace Clarke (1815–?); Felicite Anne Browne (1826–1842; her death)
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Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe was born on 2 January 1795 at 49
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Prints & Drawings full record display for shelfmark P2204
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A panorama in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor
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in 1813 and lived there for forty years. His elder brother,
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Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baronet (1745-1813)
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Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2007.
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Redhotcurry Limited. 18 August 2003 221:, a painting by Jivan Ram, Agra, 1824 7: 496:Bahadur Shah Zafar's favorite wife. 290:The Metcalfe Town House in 1858, by 177:Sir Theophilus Metcalfe, 5th Baronet 1166:'The Delhi Book' of Thomas Metcalfe 1018:Sen, Geeti; Ashis Banerjee (2001). 544:Laser Science and Technology Centre 205:Eliza Theophila Debonnaire Metcalfe 842:. 29 December 2003. Archived from 805:"Reminiscences of Imperial Dehlie" 14: 1236:British East India Company people 1077:. 6 November 2004. Archived from 896:"Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi" 275:(1785–1846), was Resident to the 265:Saint Marylebone, London, England 1178:Baronetage of the United Kingdom 1127:. Published by Webb & Bower. 678: 652: 629: 616:Description of assassination of 609: 585: 569: 555: 535: 420:Metcalf's Folly near Qutab Minar 309:. The Metcalfe House was called 207:Sophia Selena Theophila Metcalfe 1022:. Orient Longman. p. 236. 500:Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi 364:Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi 362:, and later an album termed as 236:civil servant and agent of the 1: 1123:, Thomas Metcalfe, edited by 723:National Register of Archives 624:, on 22 March 1835, in Delhi. 397:, situated south east of the 240:at the imperial court of the 22:Sir Thomas Metcalfe, Bt., KCB 764:UK public library membership 518:and pre-Mughal monuments of 198:Emily Ann Theophila Metcalfe 1187:Charles Theophilus Metcalfe 1064:. Accessed 2 December 2022. 1049:. Accessed 2 December 2022. 1008:. Accessed 2 December 2022. 939:. Accessed 2 December 2022. 261:St Marylebone Parish Church 201:Charles Theophilus Metcalfe 1272: 992:, Hindu.com. 5 April 2004. 990:A case of Delhi poisoning? 503: 473:British East India Company 432:Family's cemetery, at the 281:Governor General of Bengal 219:Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe 1204: 1191: 1183: 1176: 783:"Images Of A Lost Empire" 705:"Biography and Genealogy" 622:Governor-General of India 602:Governor-General of India 238:Governor General of India 27: 1208:Theophilus John Metcalfe 598:St. James' Church, Delhi 563:St. James' Church, Delhi 457:Indian Rebellion of 1857 725:. 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Delhi Book
Portland Place
Metcalfe House
Delhi
British India
St. James' Church
Kashmiri Gate
Delhi
28°39′56.2″N 77°13′53.5″E / 28.665611°N 77.231528°E / 28.665611; 77.231528
Governor-General
Mughal Emperor
East India Company
Baronet
Sir Theophilus John Metcalfe, 5th Baronet
Emily Ann Theophila Metcalfe

KCB
East India Company
Governor General of India
Mughal Emperor
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Portland Place
St Marylebone Parish Church
Saint Marylebone, London, England
Delhi
Charles
Mughal
Governor General of Bengal

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