Collection Area: Visual Arts / Subject: Architecture - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 2660
Title:: A single storeyed house at Chapra (Bihar).
Scope & Content:: A single-storeyed European house at Chapra (Bihar) standing in a large grassy compound; a European couple standing at the door. Inscribed on back: ‘East View of Chuprah.’ Water-mark of 1794. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18.25 by 25 ins. Black rule border. Note: The inscription was copied f...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1796
Extent:: 1 Item

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Title:: A classical European style house with a garden in the foreground.
Scope & Content:: A classical European-style house with a garden in the foreground. Two gardeners are at work and a sepoy with a sundial hat is seated by the gate Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 14.5 by 20.5 ins. Indian ink and red rule border.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1796
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 2664
Title:: The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow.
Scope & Content:: The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Rumi dawazah Lakhnau’; in English: ‘Roomy Gate Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 6.75 ins. Note: The Rumi Darwaza or Turkish Gate was built by Nawab Asaf al-Daula (ruled 1775-97) in 1784.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1860
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 2665
Title:: The Martiniere, Lucknow
Scope & Content:: The Martinière, Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Kothi Martini Lakhnau’; in English: ‘The Martinière Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 7 ins. Note: The Martinière was the strange baroque palace built by Major-General Claude Martin (1735-1800) who from 1776 served the Nawab of Oudh.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1860
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 2743
Title:: River scene with a European bungalow on the bank and boats in the foreground.. Artist(s): Brouncker, Robert Nichols (fl. 1785-90)
Scope & Content:: River scene with a European bungalow on the bank and boats in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘Robert Nichols Brouncker Delineat.’ Wash; 7 by 9 ins.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1785-1790
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 2875
Title:: A lady at a shrine
Scope & Content:: A lady at a shrine. 228 by 161 mm. A lady worships at a shrine to Siva, with a girl attendant, and a white bull.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1780
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 3019
Title:: Drawings of places connected with Padma Sambhava, 'Guru Rinpoche'
Scope & Content:: Drawings of places connected with Padma Sambhava, ‘Guru Rinpoche’. Inscribed:. ‘No.1’ (top left quarter). ‘1. View of the Guru Rinpochis Gunpa’ [dgon-pa]’ at Sumyé’ [bSam-yas]’ called Chingpo’ [hphyin-phu],’ a place where the dead are disposed of as seen in the picture’ [caption:’ bsam-yas-h...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1844-1862
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 3020
Title:: Samyé and ceremonies there
Scope & Content:: [No.1]. Inscribed: ‘These 6 pictures represent the customs of the Sumyés [bSam-yas] Gumpa, 30 or 40 miles from Lhasa. There are about 500 lamas in the gumpa, and it was established by Gyalpo Chétong Devtswa [Khri-sron- dehu-btsan:’ see picture 2.no.3] ‘about ......? years ago. The name o...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1844-1862
Extent:: 1 Item

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