A drawing composed of different Indian types based on the work of François Baltazard Solvyns
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A drawing composed of different Indian types based on the work of François Baltazard Solvyns. Three musicians and six servant-types in a large Calcutta room. Through a doorway we can see into a bedroom beyond, containing a four-poster bed with muslin furnishings. Water-colour and body-colour; ...
Mahratta women playing on a brass pan with a reed.
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Mahratta women playing on a brass pan with a reed Inscribed: ‘Mahratta Women playing on a Brass Pan with a Reed.’ The image is framed by a black border. 24.2 by 19.7cm
People playing on the musical instruments of the country
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People playing on the musical instruments of the country Inscribed: ‘People playing on the musical Instruments of the Country.’ The image is framed by a black border. 24.2 by 19.7cm
A female ascetic with a vina being visited by two princesses
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A female ascetic with a ‘vina’ being visited by two princesses, one holding a young prince, in a landscape. By a Murshidabad artist, c.1780. Inscribed in ink on a label stuck down below: ‘Mahomet Shaw’s Biley’; and on the album page: ‘5.’ Opaque water-colour and gold and silver within a paint...
A prince and a female musician on the roof of a waterside pavilion by moonlight
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A prince and a female musician on the roof of a waterside pavilion by moonlight, with ‘morpunkhis’ waiting on the lake below. By a Murshidabad artist, c.1780. Inscribed in ink on a label stuck down below: ‘ Sudja Allumgur’s Son’; and on the album page: ‘7.’ Opaque water-colour and gold and si...
The Tambura Player. Artist(s): Haldar, Asit Kumar (1890-1964)
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The Tambura Player: a girl sitting on a terrace pensively fingering a tambura), c.1920. Inscribed below in Bengali: ‘ki sur baje amar prane ami jani ami-i man-i jane’. Water-colour heightened with gum arabic; 98 by 98 mm. Purchased 1996.
Sankirtun Chaitanya and followers singing hymns in a procession.. Artist(s): Calcutta Art Studio (fl.1890s)
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‘Hindu Sacred Pictures. Series A. Number 1. Nabadvipe mahaprabhur sankirtan’ [Bengali] ‘Caitanya sankirtan’ [Hindi]’ Chaitanya-sankirtan.’ [Added caption:] ‘58. Sankirtun Chaitanyia and followers singing hymns in a procession.’