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1051. Add Or 3983

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Add Or 3983
Title:
Christopher Webb Smith's house on the lake at Gaya, Bihar
Scope & Content:
Christopher Webb Smith’s house on the lake at Gaya, Bihar. A yacht race in progress. By a Patna artist, c.1824-30. Water-colour; 152 by 203 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Purchased by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1948 from the family collection of Ishw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1830
Extent:
1 Item

1052. Add Or 3999

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3999
Title:
Vaisnava priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh. Artist(s): Shiva Lal (c.1820-80)
Scope & Content:
Vaishnava priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh, Santal Parganas, Bhihar. By Siva Lal (c.1820-80) a Patna artist c.1870. Inscribed on front in nagari characters: ‘baijnathji.’ Water-colour; 216 by 190 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 197...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 Item

1053. Add Or 4032

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4032
Title:
Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chisti
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chisti in the courtyard of the Jami‘ Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri. By a Delhi artist, c.1820. Inscribed on front: ‘Futtehpore Sicri’. Water-colour; black rule borders; 274 by 450 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

1054. Add Or 4033

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4033
Title:
Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi
Scope & Content:
Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1820-25. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Feroze Shah’s Pillar;’ in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i kotlah i kunhan i mutassil i Dihli i mashhur ast’ (Picture of the famous old kotla near Delhi). Water-colour; black border; 250 by 343 mm. From the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1825
Extent:
1 Item

1055. Add Or 4034

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4034
Title:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi.
Scope & Content:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-35. Inscribed on front: ‘Kootub Minar near Delhi’. Water-colour; black rule border; 222 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: The painting was made after the Qutb Minar had been repaired by Major Ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1835
Extent:
1 Item

1056. Add Or 4035

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4035
Title:
La Martiniere(??), the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow
Scope & Content:
La Martinière, the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-40. Inscribed on back: ‘India’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; black rule border; 145 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Views of Lucknow buildings were at times i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830
Extent:
1 Item

1057. Add Or 4057

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4057
Title:
A street-scene in the village of Raniya
Scope & Content:
A street-scene in the village of Raniya. In the foreground a young woman sits spinning a child beside her, with other women around her. In the background between the houses and giant jars are cattle and camels and numerous other figures going about their business. Inscribed on cover-sheet: ‘N...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816-1820
Extent:
1 Item

1058. Add Or 4246

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4246
Title:
The Ibrahim Rauza, Bijapur
Scope & Content:
By a Deccani artist, early 19th century. The Ibrahim Rauza, the tomb of Ibrahim ‘Adil Shah II of Bijapur (1580-1626). Inscribed at bottom: ‘[Tomb of?] Ibrahim Adil Shah [Ki]ng of Bejapour.’. Pen-and-ink, with grey wash; 205 by 160 mm. Note: Previously WD3524. The bottom right hand corner is...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1800-1830
Extent:
1 Item

1059. Add Or 4299

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4299
Title:
The Svarga Vilasa (Celestial Pavilion) or Throne-room of the palace of Tirumala Nayak (1623-59) at Madurai
Scope & Content:
The Svarga Vilasa (Celestial Pavilion) or Throne-room of the palace of Tirumala Nayak (1623-59) at Madurai, the domed octagonal space surrounded by arcades being used as a court room, the judge on a dais under a punkah and canopy on the right, with clerks and plaintiffs ranged before him. By a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

1060. Add Or 4367

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4367
Title:
Four drawings of details of carvings on the Dhamekh Stupa at Sarnath: The east niche.
Scope & Content:
The east niche. 486 by 307 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1785
Extent:
1 Item

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