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411. Add Or 2607

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Add Or 2607
Title:
Conventionalised portrait said to be Rani Laksmi Bai of Jhansi (d.1858)
Scope & Content:
Portrait, head and shoulders, of an Indian lady with red, blue and gold dress and pink veil. Blue background. Probably by a Lahore or Amritsar artist, c.1860-70. Inscribed on mount: ‘The Rani of Jhansi.’ Oval, water-colour on ivory; 1.75 by 1.25 ins. Purchased 28 December 1904, together with...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

412. Add Or 2608

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Add Or 2608
Title:
A great tree on Prince of Wales' Island (Penang)
Scope & Content:
A great tree on Prince of Wales’ Island (Penang). Probably drawn by a Chinese artist, c.1825. Inscribed: ‘Great Tree Prince of Wales’ Island. 32 feet in’ ‘circumference - 120 in height to the first branch.’ Unfinished, pencil; 23 by 18.75 ins. Presented by Robert Skelton, 14 June 1966. Not...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

413. Add Or 2609

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Add Or 2609
Title:
Portrait, head and shoulders, three-quarter face of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II (1806-37)
Scope & Content:
Portrait, head and shoulders, three-quarter face of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II (1806-37). He has white hair, wears a blue and red costume ornamented with gold, and he holds a hookah mouthpiece in his right hand. Brown background with part of a pillar on the left hand side. By a Delhi artist, c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

414. Add Or 2610-2614

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Add Or 2610-2614
Title:
Add.Or.2610-2614 5 drawings of animals belonging to Dr H.A. Oldfield, Katmandu (Nepal). By a Nepali artist, c.1862. Inscribed on back with notes about ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2610-2614 5 drawings of animals belonging to Dr H.A. Oldfield, Katmandu (Nepal). By a Nepali artist, c.1862. Inscribed on back with notes about the animals. Water-colour; 13 by 16 ins unless specified. Presented by Brigadier G.P. Oldfield and Miss Margaret Oldfield, grandson and gran...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1861-1863
Extent:
5 items

415. Add Or 2615

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Add Or 2615
Title:
Portrait of H.H. Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana, Prime Minister and Commander-in Chief of Nepal (1817-77). Artist(s): Bhaujaman Citrakar (fl. 1849), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Portrait of H.H. Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur Kunwar Rana, Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of Nepal (1817-77, ruled 1846-77). By a Nepali artist, Katmandu, 1851. [Possibly by Bhaujaman Citrakar, the artist of the oil version, see below.] Inscribed: ‘Maharaja Sir Jung Bahadur. G.C.B. Nepaul...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1851
Extent:
1 Item

416. Add Or 2616

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Add Or 2616
Title:
Albury Church, Surrey. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), after
Scope & Content:
Albury Church, Surrey. By a Delhi artist, 1858. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Old Albury Church -’ ‘copied by a native of Delhi from Water Colour by W. P. 1858. E.A.P. to Mrs H.’ Oval, water-colour on ivory; 2 by 2.5 ins. Presented by Miss Vera Blackhall from Lady Invernairn’s estate, 10 April ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
1 Item

417. Add Or 2617-2639

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Add Or 2617-2639
Title:
Add.Or.2617-2639 23 drawings of musical instruments. Probably by a Patna artist, c.1820. Inscribed with titles in Persian and in some cases in ‘nagari ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2617-2639 23 drawings of musical instruments. Probably by a Patna artist, c.1820. Inscribed with titles in Persian and in some cases in ‘nagari’ characters. Water-colour; various sizes. Purchased 10 November 1965. Note: The inscriptions in ‘nagari’ characters appear to have been cop...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1819-1821
Extent:
23 items

418. Add Or 2640-2647

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Add Or 2640-2647
Title:
Add.Or.2640-2647 8 ivory miniatures of Sikh heroes (head and shoulders) mounted in a folding leather velvet-lined frame. By a Lahore or Amritsar artis ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2640-2647 8 ivory miniatures of Sikh heroes (head and shoulders) mounted in a folding leather velvet-lined frame. By a Lahore or Amritsar artist, c.1850-60. Oval, water-colour on ivory; various sizes. Purchased 26 October 1954, together with Add.Or.746-7, and 2409, and WD1022-1024, 13...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
8 items

419. Add Or 2648-2656

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Add Or 2648-2656
Title:
Add.Or.2648-2656 9 ivory miniatures set in a gold-painted mount; 8 depicting Sikh heroes (head and shoulders) and 1 a Delhi monument. By a Lahore or A ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2648-2656 9 ivory miniatures set in a gold-painted mount; 8 depicting Sikh heroes (head and shoulders) and 1 a Delhi monument. By a Lahore or Amritsar artist, c.1860-70. Inscribed on mount with names and: ‘Punjaub Chiefs.’ Oval, water-colour on ivory; 2648-2655 2 by 1.5 ins; 2656 1 by...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
9 items

420. Add Or 2657-2658

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Add Or 2657-2658
Title:
Add.Or.2657-2658 2 portraits of Mughal emperors seated on thrones on a tiled terrace. By a Lucknow artist, c.1790. Gouache; 8.75 by 6 ins. Heavy Indi ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2657-2658 2 portraits of Mughal emperors seated on thrones on a tiled terrace. By a Lucknow artist, c.1790. Gouache; 8.75 by 6 ins. Heavy Indian ink border. Purchased 15 August 1966. Note: These drawings were originally part of a set depicting Mughal emperors.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1789-1791
Extent:
2 items

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