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1. Add Or 741

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 741
Title:
The ceremony of ayudha-puja on the ninth day of the Navaratri festival, with priests garlanding and worshipping the colours of the 35th Regiment Bengal Light Infantry.
Scope & Content:
Hindu priest garlanding the flags of the 35th Bengal Light Infantry at a presentation of colours ceremony, c.1847. Water-colour; 15.25 by 18.75 ins, Note: This regiment became Light Infantry in 1843 and was given the Governor-General's Order for Kilmarnocks for Sepoys in 1847. The flags bear ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1854
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 741-742

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 741-742
Title:
Add.Or.741-742 2 drawings depicting military occasions. By an Indian artist, perhaps at Lucknow, c.1847. Purchased 10 October 1957. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.741-742 2 drawings depicting military occasions. By an Indian artist, perhaps at Lucknow, c.1847. Purchased 10 October 1957.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1846-1854
Extent:
2 items

3. Add Or 742

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 742
Title:
Durbar scene showing Wajid 'Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1847-56) embracing the Governor-General, Lord Hardinge.
Scope & Content:
Durbar scene showing Wajid ‘Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1847-56) embracing the Governor-General, Lord Hardinge, on his visit to Lucknow in November 1847. British civil and military officers, as well as sepoys, are present, and the picture may depict the presentation of new standards to the Oudh troo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 Item