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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject town views Level [40] File

1. Add Or 542

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 542
Title:
View of Lahore
Scope & Content:
View of Lahore (Punjab). Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Taswir’ [‘naqshah’]’ i dar al-saltanat Lahaur’ (Picture of the seat of government Lahore); on back in English: ‘The City of Lahore.’ 1819 water-mark. 16 by 29 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 543

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 543
Title:
View of Amritsar
Scope & Content:
View of Amritsar (Punjab). Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i qil‘ah i Gobindgarh ya‘ni Amritsar’ (Picture of the fortress of Gobindgarh that is Amritsar); on back in English: ‘The Fort of Gobindgarh, 18 Coss from Lahore.’ 1819 water-mark. 21 by 29 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 544

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 544
Title:
View of Amritsar
Scope & Content:
Another view of the city of Amritsar (Punjab). Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i shahr i Amritsar’ (Picture of the city of Amritsar); on back in English: ‘The City of Amritsar.’ 1822 water-mark. 14 by 29 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 675

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 675
Title:
Rock, Fort and bridge between Trichinopoly and Srirangam
Scope & Content:
Rock, fort and bridge between Trichinopoly and Srirangam. Inscribed: ‘A Temple on a Hill and a Bridge near to Trichinopoly.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 1964

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1964
Title:
Street scene probably in Lucknow, with shops and traders; a horseman with retainers is riding by.
Scope & Content:
Street scene probably in Lucknow, with shops and traders; a horseman with retainers is riding by. Water-colour; 12.75 by 18 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3208

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3208
Title:
Chandi Chauk and Munny Begum's mosque, Murshidabad
Scope & Content:
Chandi Chauk and Munny Begum’s mosque, Murshidabad. Inscribed on back in ink (twice, once over pencil): ‘Chawnie Choke in the City of Moorshedabad & View of the Nabob’s Mosque.’ 368 by 532 mm; 288 by 451 mm within border. Note: The view is the same as in Add.Or.3207, but without the proce...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1790-1800
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3267

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3267
Title:
Fanciful scene with a banyan tree covered in monkeys on the banks of a river and outside the walls of a city
Scope & Content:
Fanciful scene with a banyan tree covered in monkeys on the banks of a river and outside the walls of a city. The landscape abounds with animals and birds as well as men and women, while a male figure drives in a pony carriage formed from a lion and a peacock. By a Lucknow artist, c.1820. Ins...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 3879

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3879
Title:
Calcutta mansions by moonlight. Artist(s): Ghose. Gopal (1913-1980)
Scope & Content:
Calcutta mansions by moonlight. Signed and dated in Bengali: ‘Gopal Ghose. 28/2/46’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1946
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 3887

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3887
Title:
'Memories of Simla', Himachal Pradesh. Artist(s): Chandra, Avinash (1931-1991)
Scope & Content:
‘Memories of Simla’, Himachal Pradesh, India 1958. Pen-and-ink; 400 by 508 mm. Note: This and the following titles were suggested to W.G. Archer by the artist in the course of conversations.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1958
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 3888

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3888
Title:
'City by the sea'. Drawn after a visit to Belfast.. Artist(s): Chandra, Avinash (1931-1991)
Scope & Content:
‘City by the sea’. Drawn after a visit to Belfast. 1958. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 375 by 502 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1958
Extent:
1 Item