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Collection Area Visual Arts Project / Collection Edwardes Collection

1. Add Or 707

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 707
Title:
Maharaja Gulab Singh (1792-1857), ruler of Jammu and Kashmir (1845-57).
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Gulab Singh (1792-18 5 7), ruler of Jammu and Kashmir (1846-57). Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1840-45. Purchased 26 October 1954 from Mrs Vandaleur, a descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, assistant to Henry Lawrence, resident at Lahore in 1847 and 1848. The pictures were found amongst Edwar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 708

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 708
Title:
Udham Singh (d.1840) and Sohan Singh (d.1844), sons of Gulab Singh
Scope & Content:
Udham Singh(d.1840)and Sohan Singh (d.1844). Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1840-45. Purchased 26 October 1954 from Mrs Vandaleur, a descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, assistant to Henry Lawrence, resident at Lahore in 1847 and 1848. The pictures were found amongst Edwardes’s papers (‘see also:’ Add...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 709

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 709
Title:
Raja Dhian Singh (1769-1843)
Scope & Content:
Raja Dhian Singh (1796-1843). Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1840-45. Purchased 26 October 1954 from Mrs Vandaleur, a descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, assistant to Henry Lawrence, resident at Lahore in 1847 and 1848. The pictures were found amongst Edwardes’s papers (‘see also:’ Add.Or.707-708, 26...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 710

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 710
Title:
Maharaja Dalip Singh (1837-93, r.1843-49) in durbar with Diwan Dina Nath, Fakir Nur al-Din, Tej Singh and Labh Singh. Artist(s): Hasan al-Din (fl.1845)
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Dalip Singh (1837-93, r.1843-49). By Hasan al-Din, Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1845-46. Purchased from Mrs Vandaleur, descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, 26 October 1954 (‘see’ Add.Or.707-709). Inscribed on back in Urdu: ‘Hasan al-Din musavvir’ (painter Hasan al-Din). Gouache with gold; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 746

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 746
Title:
Portrait of Hajji Khair Allah Khan.. Artist(s): Muhammad 'Azim (fl.1854)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Hajji Khair Allah Khan, ambassador of Saiyid Muhammad Khan, ruler of Herat, to Kabul, kneeling with clasped hands on a rug, dressed in a grey robe and pinkish turban. Inscribed in Pesian characters: ‘Taswir i ‘alijah hajji al-Haramain Hajji Khair Allah Khan ilchi i sarkar i sardar S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 746-747

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 746-747
Title:
Add.Or.746-747 Two portraits of diplomats made in Afghanistan. By Muhammad ‘Azim (perhaps a Punjabi artist), 1854. Inscribed with names in Persian cha ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.746-747 Two portraits of diplomats made in Afghanistan. By Muhammad ‘Azim (perhaps a Punjabi artist), 1854. Inscribed with names in Persian charactcrs and English. Gouache and water-colour; 8.75 by 7 ins. Purchased from Mrs Vandaleur, great-niece of Sir Herbert Edwardes, 26 October 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1854-1854
Extent:
2 items

7. Add Or 747

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 747
Title:
Portrait of Saiyid Mir Hafiz-ji Sahib.. Artist(s): Muhammad 'Azim (fl.1854)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Saiyid Mir Hafiz-ji Sahib, Councillor of the Amir of Afghanistan. Full-length, dressed in green robe and turban and holding a long staff in his left hand. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Taswir i sulalah al-sadat al-‘uzzam Mir Hafiz-ji Sahib ‘amal i Muhammad ‘Azim asamm abkam’ (P...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 2409

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2409
Title:
Miniature portrait of Sir Henry Lawrence (1806-57). Artist(s): Ghulam Husayn Khan (fl. 1830-68)
Scope & Content:
Portrait miniature of Henry Lawrence, half-length, full face, with beard. He wears a black coat, blue waist-coat with watch-chain, white shirt and black neck-cloth. c.1847. Water-colour on ivory; 4.25 by 3.25 ins. Mounted in velvet-lined leather case. Purchased from Mrs R. Vandeleur, great-nie...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 2640

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2640
Title:
Suchet Singh
Scope & Content:
Suchet Singh. 1.75 by 1.45 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 2640-2647

Reference (shelfmark):
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