Box 14

Medium:
Pen and ink

Illustrator(s):
Ives, Sarah Noble, 1864-1944, ill. [some signed and some unsigned]

Known books with call numbers and possible books:
No definite match; possibly Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling and/or Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling

Known nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories:
The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly [by Rudyard Kipling]
The Drums of the Fore And Aft [by Rudyard Kipling]
The Haunted Subalterns [by Rudyard Kipling]
His Wedded Wife [by Rudyard Kipling]
Moti Guj-Mutineer [by Rudyard Kipling]
My Own True Ghost Story [by Rudyard Kipling]
Namgay Doola [by Rudyard Kipling]
The Rout of the White Hussars [by Rudyard Kipling]
The Story of Mohammed Din [by Rudyard Kipling]
Wee Willie Winkie [by Rudyard Kipling]

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Annotated artwork
Covers/title banners/headings
Illustrated tales

 

Selected Illustrations
(click to enlarge):


Folder 12

 


Folder 21


Folder 1 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘A Bank Fraud’ image of a man with long sideburns in a bed and another man in a tie sitting on a chair leaning forward, 29 x 37 cm

Folder 2 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘My own true ghost story – Heading’ image of an Arab man in a head scarf pointing towards  window; the man is carrying a jug on his back; artist signature is on the left vertically, “Noble Ives”, 29 x 37 cm

Folder 3 [“Drums of the Fore and Aft”] image of a drummer in the foreground clutching his chest; a man has been shot and is on the ground holding a flute, in the distance is an advancing regiment emerging from the dust, initials are on the lower right “NI” 29.5 x 37.5 cm

Folder 4 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” image of an army of Arab men, likely Afghans with raised swords and bayonets running left; a fallen man is on the ground, image annotated on the bottom as well as the top margin, 37 x 29.5 cm

Folder 5 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” image of two boys in a large tree to the left; they are sitting on the limbs talking and smoking cigarettes, the right half of the page is blank; image is annotated in the upper and lower portions, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 6 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘The Afghan Prisoners’ image of four Arab men to the left; one sitting down is in chains; three others handing have their arms bound, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 7 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘The two boys marched…’ Two boys marching in uniform; one is playing a flute and the other plays the drums; artist signature “Noble Ives is in the lower right, 36.5 x 29 cm

Folder 8 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘He proceeded to…’ One boy pinning a man to the ground with his fist clenched; he is in uniform and his hat is cast to the side; another boy in uniform is jumping behind them; artist initials in lower right “NI”, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 9 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘Chapter Heading’ decorative image to the left with a drum, belt, hilted sword and flute, 36.5 x 23.5 cm

Folder 10 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘Chapter II Heading East Indian weapons’ decorative image to the left which borders the page featuring numerous sword and knives with decorated handles and two guns in a sheath, also visible are tassels, 29 x 37.5 cm

Folder 11 “Drums of the Fore and Aft” ‘Given up his soul under the Afghan knife’ image featuring an Afghan soldier with a sword over the body of a British soldier on the ground; his hat and sword are beside him; to the left is a cactus, 24.5 x 37 cm

Folder 12 “The Rout of the White Hussars” ‘He tried to drag the skeleton out…’ A man in uniform in black boots mounting a skeleton on top of a horse with a large drum; artist’s signature “Noble Ives” is in the lower right, 37 x 29.5 cm

Folder 13 “The Rout of the White Hussars” ‘Heading straight toward the…’ A skeleton mounted on top of a horse with drums on either side; the shadow of the horse is visible in the foreground and the sun is setting in the distance on the horizon; artist initials “NI” appear in the lower right, 37 x 29.5 cm

Folder 14 “The Route of the White Hussars” ‘Heading’ Image of two British Imperial officers in uniform decorated with medals; one his head in his hands; the other is sitting on a stool and pointing, 29.5 x 37 cm

Folder 15 “His Wedded Wife” ‘Heading’ Image of a woman in a large hat wrapped with a scarf with her hands folded speaking before a crowd of people to the right, 24 x 37.5 cm

Folder 16 “The Story of Mohammed Din” ‘Heading’ Image of a young boy looking at the viewer holding a polo-ball in front of an awning, 24 x 37 cm

Folder 17 “The Haunted Subalterns” ‘Heading’ Image of a skeleton draped in a scarf playing the banjo; the sky behind him is dark; artist initials are in the lower left, “NI”, 23.5 x 37 cm

Folder 18 “My Own True Ghost Story” ‘I was not frightened – indeed I was not’ Image of a man in bed propped up against pillows; he is sitting upright and looks frightened; coming in through the window is a ghost, 29.5 x 37 cm

Folder 19 “Wee Willie Winkie” ‘Wee Willie Winkie shot into Afghan territory’ Image of the backside of a man and horse riding toward the right; in the distance is a silhouette of a person atop a horse, 25.5 x 37 cm

Folder 20 “Moti Guj-Mutineer” ‘Heading’ Image of a large elephant with a rope tied around it and a young child beneath it holding onto its trunk, 23 x 37 cm

Folder 21 “Moti Guj-Mutineer” ‘Deesa took a tent peg and banged Mot Guj’ Image of an elephant facing left with rope and blanket on his back; in front of him is an Arab man holding onto the elephant’s foot and holding in his other hand a peg; there are two additional men in the background; artist initials are in the lower left, “NI”, 25.5 x 37 cm

Folder 22 “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly” Image of three men in pith helmets and uniform wrestling a man with a moustache to the ground, 37 x 29.5 cm

Folder 23 “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly” ‘Heading’ Image of a man in a pith helmet in full uniform holding onto his sword; to the right are gathering clouds, 24.5 x 37 cm

Folder 24 “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly” ‘Golightly found the world disappear before his eyes’ Image of a man riding atop a horse heading to the left; both are drenched as it is raining, 28 x 37 cm

Folder 25 “Namgay Doola” ‘Heading’ Decorative hookah with water pipe producing steam, 24 x 37 cm

Folder 26 “Namgay Doola” ‘Himself’ Image of a man dressed in Eastern clothing with what appears to be a cane, the man has a chin beard, 37 x 29.5 cm

Folder 27 “Namgay Doola” ‘The King and the Wreath of Flowers’ Image of an Arab man atop a rug putting a wreath of flowers onto a British man who has his pith helmet in his hands; another Arab man is in the doorway, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 28 “Namgay Doola” ‘Namgay Doola waited at the door’ Image of a man with a gun at the door of a house; a woman peers through the window; there are numerous children to the right one of which is carrying a young child on her back; the roof is thatched; artist’s initials “NI” are in the lower left, 29 x 37 cm

 

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