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161. Add Or 813-885

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Add Or 813-885
Title:
Floral designs
Scope & Content:
Seventy-three floral designs assembled by a painter or craftsman. Mughal, 18th century. Presented. Inscriptions: many of the drawings are inscribed in English ‘Wood’ or’ On Wood’ suggesting that the designs were intended to be used for woodwork or furniture decoration. Number 1881 is a piece...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1800
Extent:
1 Item

162. Add Or 886

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Add Or 886
Title:
An image of Krishna with gopis; circular, in a brass case.
Scope & Content:
An image of Krishna. Jaipur, c.1840. Presented by H. Vansittart, November 1959; apparently collected in India by H. Vansittart, B.C.S., Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar in 1849. Gouache with gold; circular with decorated border; mounted under glass in a circular brass box. 123 mm diameter. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

163. Add Or 887

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Add Or 887
Title:
Panorama of Delhi.
Scope & Content:
Panorama of Delhi seen from the Ridge (i.e. the north-west) showing the city of Shahjahanabad silhouetted against the sky; in the middle distance the city wall; from right to left, Garstin’s Bastion, the Lahore Gate, the Kabuli Gate, the Shah Bastion and the Kashmir Gate with St. James’s Church ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

164. Add Or 888

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Add Or 888
Title:
Panorama of a durbar procession of Akbar II, Emperor of Delhi (1806-37)
Scope & Content:
Panorama of a durbar procession of Akbar II, Emperor of Delhi, 1806-37, probably on the occasion of the Id or after Ramadan. The Emperor is followed by his sons, by the British Resident, high officials both Indian and British, as well as by troops. The royal procession includes elephants carry...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815
Extent:
1 Item

165. Add Or 889

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Add Or 889
Title:
Panoramic scroll of a procession
Scope & Content:
Panoramic scroll of a procession. Central India, c.1850. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Inscribed in Persian characters with identifications of the various components of the procession. Gouache on paper in sections; the central section showing the ruler could originally have been i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

166. Add Or 891-900, Add Or 902-907

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Add Or 891-900, Add Or 902-907
Title:
Add.Or.891-900; Add.Or.902-907 Sixteen paintings illustrating: (a) twelve religious or mythological subjects (b) four scenes of current Calcutta life. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.891-900; Add.Or.902-907 Sixteen paintings illustrating: (a) twelve religious or mythological subjects (b) four scenes of current Calcutta life. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1865. Inscribed with numbers and titles in English. Water-colour and silver paint with, in many cases, lithographed o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864-1866
Extent:
16 items

167. Add Or 901

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Add Or 901
Title:
The goddess Parvati enthroned with the infant Ganesa in her arms.
Scope & Content:
An illustration of a religious subject. The goddess Parvati enthroned with the infant Ganesa in her arms. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1865. Inscribed: ‘38. Ganesh Janani.’ Water-colour with silver details and lithographed outline; yellow background; black border; 460 by 280 mm. Deposited c.1871...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

168. Add Or 908-910

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Add Or 908-910
Title:
Add.Or.908-910 Three illustrations of religious subjects. By Ramdhan Svarnakar, Simulia, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Coloured wood-engravings; various sizes. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.908-910 Three illustrations of religious subjects. By Ramdhan Svarnakar, Simulia, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Coloured wood-engravings; various sizes. Deposited c.1871 together with Add.Or.891-907, and 911-19. Note: These wood-engravings formed part of the same exhibit at the London Interna...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
3 items

169. Add Or 911

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 911
Title:
Kali and Jagaddhatri fighting the Asuras. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-1870)
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. Kali and Jagaddhatri (a form of Durga) fighting the Asuras. By Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘64. Kali and Jagadhatri fiting (sic) with Asuras;’ engraved in roman characters: ‘H.L.K.’ Coloured wood-engraving; 250 by 356 mmi ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

170. Add Or 912

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 912
Title:
Procession of Vaisnava devotees including Chaitanya, Advaita, Nityananda and Keshav Bharati. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Krishna Chandra, of Bottala (fl.mid 19th century)
Scope & Content:
Procession of Vaisnava devotees including Caitanya, Advaita, Nityananda and Kesav Bharati. By Krishna Candra, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘71.’ ‘A Bishnnuote procession;’ engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri advaita prabhu. sri nityananda prabhu. sri maha prabhu. sri kesab bharati’ (na...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

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