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541. Add Or 939

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 939
Title:
Holi festival, a nobleman watching the celebrations
Scope & Content:
The Holi festival, an Indian gentleman seated on a painted stool watches the celebrations. Men sing and dance and play on instruments; women squirt coloured water. Inscribed: ‘No.4. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esqr. Elizath Collins. This is a Hindoo Festival celebrated, among other sports, by thr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

542. Add Or 940

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 940
Title:
Chait festival, on the banks of the Ganges at Patna
Scope & Content:
The Chait festival being celebrated on the banks of the Ganges at Patna. Inscribed: ‘No’.’1. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins Offerings of fruit to the Ganges: a religious Ceremony at which the Women are permitted to attend, and come down to the River side to celebrate: and as it is ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
1 Item

543. Add Or 948

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 948
Title:
The Red Fort, Delhi
Scope & Content:
The Red Fort, Delhi. Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Numbered 529 in Persian numerals on reverse. Gouache with gold; black border. 292 by 415 mm; page 325 by 445 mm. A bird’s-eye view of the Red Fort at Delhi from the east, showing an emperor, probably Shah ‘Alam (1759-1806) enter...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

544. Add Or 949

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 949
Title:
Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Central pillar, Diwan-i Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Probably by the Calcutta artist Sita Ram, c.1816. Inscribed: ‘View of a building in the palace of the Emperor Akber at Futtihpore Sicri called the Ek Khumba or Hall of the Pillar. 1816.’ Water-colour; 16 by 16 ins. Purchased 23 September 1952, a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1816
Extent:
1 Item

545. Add Or 952

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 952
Title:
Krishna celebrating the Holi Festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under red canopy. Artist(s): Hulas Lal (c.1785-c.1875)
Scope & Content:
Krishna celebrating the Holi festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under a red canopy. By Hulas Lal (c.1785-1875), a Patna artist, c.1830. Water-colour; squared for enlargement; 9 by 12 ins. Presented by Michael Archer, 10 May 1968. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer in Bihar from Sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

546. Add Or 953

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 953
Title:
Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Scope & Content:
Interior of the Taj Mahal. Water-colour; 29 by 18 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

547. Add Or 954

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 954
Title:
Screen around the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Scope & Content:
The screen round the cenotaphs of the Emperor Shah Jahan and the Empress Arjumand Banu Begam in the Taj Mahal. Inscribed on front: ‘The Door and Screens round the Tombs of Shah Jehan and Moomtaz Mahel.’ Water-colour; 18.75 by 23 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

548. Add Or 956

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 956
Title:
Two women carrying water in pots, the Ganges beyond. Artist(s): Bani Lal (c.1850-1901)
Scope & Content:
Two women carrying water in pots; the river Ganges and a bungalow in the background. Water-colour; 9.5 by 8 ins. Note: This drawing is clearly based on an earlier model. See Add.Or.955.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

549. Add Or 957

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 957
Title:
Two women grinding. Artist(s): Bani Lal (c.1850-1901)
Scope & Content:
Two women grinding. Water-colour; 9.25 by 7 ins. Note: Reproduced Archer (1947), pl.31.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

550. Add Or 958

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 958
Title:
Cook returning from the bazaar followed by a coolie carrying vegetables.. Artist(s): Bani Lal (c.1850-1901)
Scope & Content:
Cook returning from the bazaar followed by a coolie carrying vegetables and poultry. Water-colour; 9 by 7.5 ins. Note: Reproduced Archer (1947), pl.26.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

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