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1. Add Or 477

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Add Or 477
Title:
A Mughal nobleman
Scope & Content:
A Mughal nobleman. Mughal, c.1690. Purchased from Maggs Brothers, January 1957. Drawing with gold; plain border. 164 by 122 mm; page 250 by 190 mm. A Mughal nobleman with prominent nose and black beard, is shown head and shoulders in profile.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1040

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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

3. Add Or 1041

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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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Add Or 1046

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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

9. Add Or 1048

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1048
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Mughal, c.1780. Inscribed at top: ‘Ameer Khan in the reign of Muhummud Shah I’; on reverse: a sketch of a kneeling courtier with the number ‘36’. Drawing; border of grey paper. 130 by 76 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. The nobleman, fully bearded, shown three-quarter length, facing righ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 1049

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1049
Title:
An emperor?
Scope & Content:
An emperor. Mughal, c.1700-50. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Alumgir.’ Drawing; border of grey paper. 212 by 145 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. The emperor, bearded and with a halo about his head and turban, stands facing right, holding up his left hand as if to hold a jewel.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1750
Extent:
1 Item