Jami‘ Masjid, Delhi. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Jumna Musjid or Grand Mosque of Delhi’; in Persian characters:’ Jami‘ masjid dar Shahjahanabad ‘amal i Latif’ (Jama Masjid of Shahjahanabad. The work of Latif).
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. Inscribed on front in English ... ‘at Delhi’; in Persian characters: ‘Lath i Qutb Sahib dar shahr i Dihli ‘amal i Latif’ (Pillar of Qutb Sahib at the city of Delhi. The work of Latif).
Detail of the pietra dura work in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
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Detail of pietra dura work in the Taj Mahal, Agra. Inscribed on front: ‘A Representation of a Curious Piece of Inlaid Marble in the Hall at the Back of the Tomb in Tage Mhal.’ Water-colour; 18 by 17.5 ins. Cream wash border with black rules. Note: The inscription appears to be mistaken. The...
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1810. Inscribed on front: ‘Akbar’s tomb at Secundra near Agra drawn by Thomas Longcroft.’ Water-colour; 13.75 by 19.5 ins. Narrow Indian ink border. Presented by Simon Digby, 4 May 1962. Note: This drawing is clearly by an Indian a...
Woman bathing. A lady of rank is seated on steps leading to a river; her hair is being dried by an old lady.
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Woman bathing. A lady of rank is seated on steps leading down to a river; her hair is being dried by an old lady, and two other maid-servants stand behind. Another lady is coming out of the water. In the distance elephants and guards are waiting. Water-colour; 12.75 by 8.25 ins.
The Holi festival. A man, garlanded and crowned with shoes, is being carried on a reversed charpoy by a dancing and singing crowd, accompanied by drums. A broom, in place of a peacock-feather fan, is waved behind him. Some of the crowd wield swords, a man in the foreground gathers dust to thr...
Bungalow of Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert, Hazaribagh (Bihar).
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Bungalow of Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert, Commandant of the Ramgarh Battalion, Hazaribagh (Bihar); silver-stick bearers and a carriage and pair at the door; goat, cows and guinea-fowl in the foreground. Inscribed: ‘Our House at Hazareebaug.’
Plan of Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert's bungalow at Hazaribagh (Bihar).
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Plan of Lieut.-Colonel W.R. Gilbert’s bungalow at Hazaribagh (Bihar). Inscribed with scale and key to the various rooms. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 13.5 by 19.75 ins.
Landscape showing the countryside around Hazaribagh (Bihar) with hills, paddy fields, a small Muslim tomb and a lotus pool. Inscribed: ‘A Tank of Lotus’s near Hazareebaug.’