A chowkidar. Inscribed: ‘Chokeedar’s uniform. Mirzaee’ [tunic] ‘- Olive green. Pugree und Kumrbund - Crimson. Cross belts - crimson with green edging. Oval badge - Club. Agra Central Prison Press.’ Lithograph, hand coloured. 25.5 by 19.5 cm.
Plan of a police station. Another copy of Add.Or.4599.. Artist(s): Bholanath (fl. 1855)
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Plan of a police station. Another copy of Add.Or.4599. Inscribed in ink above: ‘Plan of a Police Station in Upper India - ordered by the Government.’, and on the verso: ‘Plan of a Police Station in Upper India. Done in Agra Jail 1855.’. Lithograph, hand coloured. 25 by 33 cm (paper size).
A nautch attended by Bengalis and Europeans, intended to be a portayal of the Kali Yuga. Artist(s): Jadavendra Karmakar (fl.1850s)
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A nautch attended by Bengalis and Europeans, with two dancing girls and musicians, intended to be a portayal of the Kali Yuga. Engraved in Bengali: ‘sri jadabendra karmakarer krta sam. bardaman bada bajarate ei chapa paibe kalirajar sabha’, and inscribed in pencil: ‘The last age. The court of ...