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811. Add Or 4202

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Add Or 4202
Title:
The mausoleum of Akbar at Sikandra, shown both in plan and in elevation
Scope & Content:
The mausoleum of Akbar at Sikandra, shown both in plan and in elevation from bird’s eye view, with little figures of sweepers, gardeners and passers-by on the road outside. Within a gold frame, with the cupolas of the east and west gateways protuding. By a Rajasthani artist, possibly from Jaip...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1800
Extent:
1 Item

812. Add Or 4203

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Add Or 4203
Title:
Krishna and Balarama as cowherds attending their cows in a pasture
Scope & Content:
Krishna and Balarama as cowherds attending their cows in a pasture. Sandy dunes and flowering trees represent the groves of Brindaban. By a Mewar artist, c.1820. Opaque water-colour: 26.5 by 23 cm. Purchased 1984.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

813. Add Or 4204

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Add Or 4204
Title:
A view of the river bank at Benares, including the Mir Ghat, Lalita Ghat, and Jalsain Ghat
Scope & Content:
A view of the river bank at Benares, including the Mir Ghat, Lalita Ghat, and Jalsain Ghat. By a Murshidabad artist, c.1790. Inscribed in nagari above the relevant portions of the drawing: ‘rosatamali ki ghat; lalatadopi (lalitadevi?) ka ghat; jalsai ki ghat’. Water-colour within a black pain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

814. Add Or 4205-4238

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Add Or 4205-4238
Title:
Add.Or.4205-4238 An album containing 34 drawings of occupations, methods of transport, and animals. By Benares artists, 1807-10. Uninscribed, save for ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.4205-4238 An album containing 34 drawings of occupations, methods of transport, and animals. By Benares artists, 1807-10. Uninscribed, save for pencil numeration, but with watermarks of 1807 and 1812. Water-colour; size of volume 230 by 180 mm. Note on flyleaf: ‘Belonged to James Mun...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1810
Extent:
34 items

815. Add Or 4239-4240

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Add Or 4239-4240
Title:
Add.Or.4239-4240 Two Maithil Brahmin ‘aides-memoire’ for the decoration of the bridal chamber on the occasion of the ‘first’ marriage of a young brahm ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.4239-4240 Two Maithil Brahmin ‘aides-memoire’ for the decoration of the bridal chamber on the occasion of the ‘first’ marriage of a young brahmin couple. By Siddheshvari Devi, of Kharahara village, Bhagalpur District, c.1940. Water-colour on sheets of paper glued together and backed wi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1939-1941
Extent:
2 items

816. Add Or 4241

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4241
Title:
A view of Fort William, Calcutta, from the river
Scope & Content:
A view of Fort William from the river, showing the Water Gate, the Flagstaff in the centre with the Royal Barracks behind, and the Telegraph Tower to the right. Above the Royal Barracks may be seen the tops of the four towers of St. Peter’s church. By a Calcutta artist, 1825-30. Pencil, pen ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1825-1830
Extent:
1 Item

817. Add Or 4242

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4242
Title:
Yusuf 'Adil Shah of Bijapur (1509-11) enthroned with the next four monarchs of Bijapur, after a lost Bijapuri original
Scope & Content:
Yusuf ‘Adil Shah of Bijapur (1509-11) enthroned with the next four monarchs of Bijapur, being handed the key of royal authority by a Persian figure, his right foot upon a circular globe(?); to his right, and slightly smaller and below him, are kneeling Ismail (d.1534) and Ibrahim I (d.1557), and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

818. Add Or 4243

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4243
Title:
Head and shoulders portrait of the Emperor Jahangir. Artist(s): Muhammad Husayn (fl. c.1660-70), son of Muhammad Khan
Scope & Content:
Head and shoulders portrait of the Emperor Jahangir, facing left and wearing a purple jama and orange turban, in an oval within a gold-painted frame, laid down on a plain album page. By Muhammad Husayn son of Muhammad Khan, Bijapur, 1660-70. Inscribed in Persian on the gold rim of the oval: ‘M...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1660-1670
Extent:
1 Item

819. Add Or 4244

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4244
Title:
Raja Jai Singh of Amber (reg. c.1621-1667) seated with his grandson Kishan Singh standing before him. Artist(s): Ruknuddin (fl. c.1670)
Scope & Content:
Raja Jai Singh of Amber (reg. c.1621-1667), aged about 60, dressed in a green jama and gold embroidered paijama, seated on a gilt and painted chair, his bare feet on a purple cushion, one hand held out to his grandson Kishan Singh standing before him. The latter is dressed in a plain muslin jam...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1670
Extent:
1 Item

820. Add Or 4245

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4245
Title:
Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (1857-85)
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (1857-85), kneeling among cushions on a terrace. By a Sikh artist, c.1880. Opaque water-colour heightened with gold; in an oval cartouche maximum 267 by 151 mm within a painted frame; on an album page 300 by 175 mm. Deposited on permanent loan with t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

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