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| Keywords: Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi Skinner's Tomb, St. Jame's Church, Delhi.PNG Colonel James Skinner C B at St James' Church Delhi left Page Folio from Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi ™ an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi by Thomas Metcalfe 1843 Details The Remains of the Brave and good Skinner were placed in a Vault of white marble immediately below the Communion Table The marble slab with inscription H S Colonel James Skinner C B Forty Days were fulfilled for him Gen L 3; decorations his helmet and sabre and motto Ultrumque paratus covering the tomb of Col James Skinner and covered by a Slab of Black Marble representing the Helmet and Sabre of the Deceased with the Coat of Arms and motto of the Family Ultrumque paratus prepared on every side James Skinner 1778-1841 was of mixed parentage born of a Scottish father and a Rajput mother At the age of 16 he was taken under the wing of the French commander of Maharaja Scindia's forces He went on to fight in many battles and set up his own irregular cavalry called 'Skinner's horse' St James's Church in Delhi was founded by Skinner who while lying wounded on the battle field vowed that if he survived he would build a church in thanksgiving Begun in 1826 and completed 10 years later it is the oldest church in Delhi After Skinner's death at Hansi in December 1841 he was buried in the Church in January 1842 From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi ™ an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi as well as other contemporary material with an accompanying manuscript text written by Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe 1795-1853 the Governor-General ™s Agent at the imperial court Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and of the National Art-Collections Fund 100px 1843 creator Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe PD-old-100 Tombs in Delhi James Skinner Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi Saint James the Greater churches in India Cavalry rememderances 40 days History of the United States cavalry British Library | ||||
