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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Buchanan-Hamilton Collection Language Not applicable

1. Add Or 1039

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1039
Title:
Head and shoulders portrait of the emperor Akbar
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Akbar. Mughal, c.1600. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Akber’; in Persian characters: ‘akbar badshah’ (the emperor Akbar); numbered ‘1’. Drawing on paper with other sketches of a medallion and a girl’s face; mounted with border of grey paper. 133 by 130 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. Reproduced...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1039-1091

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1039-1091
Title:
Add.Or.1039-1091 Fifty-three drawings from an artist’s atelier. Formerly Album 57, nos.1-53. Mughal, chiefly 18th century. Note: This collection of fi ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.1039-1091 Fifty-three drawings from an artist’s atelier. Formerly Album 57, nos.1-53. Mughal, chiefly 18th century. Note: This collection of fifty-three drawings and miniatures was presented to the Library by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762-1829), when he retired from his service in I...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1599-1800
Extent:
53 items

3. Add Or 1040

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1040
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1780. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Abu’l Fuzul’; in Persian characters: ‘‘abd al-fazl’ (?); numbered ‘35.’ Drawing; on a paper fragment mounted within a border of grey paper. 42 by 33 mm; page 223 by 151 mm. The head of a courtier with full beard, turban and closed eyes, is ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 1041

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1041
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1770. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Bhirbul a favourite minister of Akbar who married one of his daughters’; numbered ‘45.’ Drawing; mounted on paper within a border of grey paper. 63 by 69 mm; page 223 by 160 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1917), facing p.422; Smith (1919), 373. He...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 1042

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1042
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Khan Dowran Khan / A very powerful noble in the reigns of Akber and Jehangir. He was the chief of the Hunt and from his buildings seems to have lived in greater splendour than any other noble. He was lame’; numbered ‘41’; in Persian: ‘khan dur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 1043

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1043
Title:
A raja
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1750. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Raja ToruI Mul a great chief at the court of Akber’; numbered ‘34’; in Persian: ‘raja atul’(?)’ mal.’ Drawing. Reverse: a faint drawing of an encounter between a monkey mounted upon a goat and a demonic figure, watched by a crowd of people. 197...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 1044

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1044
Title:
A raja
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1700. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Raja Man Singha’ (probably for Raja Man Singh of Jaipur, 1590-1615). Drawing; lower corners replaced; border of grey paper. 183 by 134 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1917), facing p.240. The raja with moustache and shortcut beard, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 1045

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1045
Title:
A raja
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1700-50. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Raja Man Singha’ (the likeness is different from Add.Or.1044 which is similarly identified); in Persian: ‘raja man singh.’ Drawing; two borders of plain and grey paper. 135 by 67 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. The raja with a moustache is seated as...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 1046

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1046
Title:
A raja
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1700-50. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Rai Chand the chief of Man Singhas family’; in Persian: ‘rai chand’; numbered ‘15’. Drawing; border of grey paper. 152 by 122 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. The raja with neat moustache and shadowed features, stands facing right, his hands resting ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 1047

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1047
Title:
A hermit with a lion
Scope & Content:
A hermit with a lion. Mughal, c.1700. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Sheik Selim Chisti in his hermitage brought to light by taming a lion. He first was a favourite of Akber and then killed his own son pretending to transfer his life to Jehangir so that this prince might have a son’; in Persian chara...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item