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Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1867-1873, Add Or 1875-1878, Add Or 1884-1885
Title:: Add.Or.1867-1873, Add.Or.1875-1878, Add.Or.1884-1885 Thirteen paintings illustrating: (a) seven religious or mythological subjects (b) six scenes of c ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1867-1873, Add.Or.1875-1878, Add.Or.1884-1885 Thirteen paintings illustrating: (a) seven religious or mythological subjects (b) six scenes of current Calcutta life. By Becheram Das Pande, Kalighat, c.1865. Water-colour and silver details with, in some cases, lithographed outlines; app...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1864-1866
Extent:: 13 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1874, Add Or 1879-1882
Title:: Add.Or.1874, Add.Or.1879-1882 Five paintings illustrating: (a) two religious subjects (b) two scenes of current Calcutta life (c) a proverb. By patuas ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1874, Add.Or.1879-1882 Five paintings illustrating: (a) two religious subjects (b) two scenes of current Calcutta life (c) a proverb. By patuas, Kalighat, c.1880. Water-colour; all except 1874 and 1881 within black borders; varying sizes. Presented by the Christian Literature Society...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1879-1881
Extent:: 5 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1883
Title:: Parvati intervening to stop the fight between Arjuna and Siva. Artist(s): Becaram Das Pande (fl. 1855-65)
Scope & Content:: An illustration of a religious subject. Parvati (centre) intervening to stop the fight between Arjuna (left) and Siva (right). By Becaram Das Pande, Kalighat, 1862. Lettered in lithographed Bengali characters: ‘sri becaram das pande 68 sal’ Misinscribed at foot in English in pencil: ‘Siva &a...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1862
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1886-1887
Title:: Add.Or.1886-1887 Two paintings depicting scenes of current Calcutta life. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1885. Water-colour; 430 by 255 mm. Presented by the ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1886-1887 Two paintings depicting scenes of current Calcutta life. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1885. Water-colour; 430 by 255 mm. Presented by the Christian Literature Society, London, December 1918, together with Add.Or.1860-85, 1888-1897, and 1905-08.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1884-1886
Extent:: 2 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1888
Title:: Jasoda with Krishna and Balarama in her arms.
Scope & Content:: A painting of a religious subject. Jasoda with Krishna and Balarama in her arms. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1885. Water-colour; blue background and black border; 430 by 280 mm. Presented by the Christian Literature Society, London, December 1918, together with Add.Or.1860-87, 1889-1897, and 190...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1885
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1889-1897
Title:: Add.Or.1889-1897 Nine paintings illustrating: (a) eight religious subjects (b) a historical subject . By a patua, Kalighat, c.1890. Inscribed in most ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1889-1897 Nine paintings illustrating: (a) eight religious subjects (b) a historical subject . By a patua, Kalighat, c.1890. Inscribed in most cases with titles in English or Bengali. Water-colour; varying sizes. Presented by the Christian Literature Society, London, December 1918, t...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1889-1891
Extent:: 9 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1898-1904
Title:: Add.Or.1898-1904 7 drawings; 3 of deities and 4 of occupations. Probably by a Trichinopoly artist, c.1850. Gouache; approx. 6 by 4 ins. Presented by M ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1898-1904 7 drawings; 3 of deities and 4 of occupations. Probably by a Trichinopoly artist, c.1850. Gouache; approx. 6 by 4 ins. Presented by Mrs Marsden Jones, 3 May 1961. Note: Similar in style to mica paintings Add.Or.959-988.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1849-1851
Extent:: 7 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1905-1907
Title:: Add.Or.1905-1907 Three illustrations of religious subjects. By Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Coloured wood-engravings; various size ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1905-1907 Three illustrations of religious subjects. By Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Coloured wood-engravings; various sizes. Presented by the Christian Literature Society, December 1918, together with Add.Or.1860-1897, and 1908. Note: These wood-engravings close...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1860-1870
Extent:: 3 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1908
Title:: Visnu lying on the snake of eternity with Laksmi massaging his feet. Sobhabazar, Calcutta. Artist(s): Krishna Chandra, of Bottala (fl.mid 19th century)
Scope & Content:: Illustration of a religious subject. Visnu lying on the snake of eternity with Laksmi massaging his feet. A maidservant fans her and Brahma is seated on a lotus growing from Visnu’s navel. By Krishna Chandra, Sobhabazar, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Engraved in Bengali characters: ‘ananta dev sri kr...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1860-1870
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 1909-1910
Title:: Add.Or.1909-1910 2 drawings of the Taj Mahal, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1808. Purchased 11 November 1961 from the collection of Sir Henry Rus ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.1909-1910 2 drawings of the Taj Mahal, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1808. Purchased 11 November 1961 from the collection of Sir Henry Russell. Note: Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet (1763-1852), was in India from 1798 to 1820. While it is possible that he acquired these drawings ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1807-1809
Extent:: 2 items

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