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1041. Add Or 988

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 988
Title:
Narasimha
Scope & Content:
Narasimha. Inscribed in English: ‘Nara Simha Avatar’; in Tamil: ‘naracimma avataram.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

1042. Add Or 989

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 989
Title:
Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand.
Scope & Content:
Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand. Illustration to the’ Ramayana.’ Probably by a Trichinopoly artist, c.1862. Inscribed on front: ‘A Man with a Monkey’s Head’; on back: ‘Taken from the wall of a temple by a native.’ Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 6 by 4.75 ins. Pres...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 Item

1043. Add Or 990

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 990
Title:
The screen around the cenotaph in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Scope & Content:
The screen round the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18 by 24.5 ins. Narrow Indian ink border and rules. Water-mark of 1827. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

1044. Add Or 991

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 991
Title:
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra.
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Sikandrah maqbarah i Akbar badshah du kuruh mufasilah az qil‘ah i Agrah. bist u du’ (Sikandra: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, two leagues distant from the Agra fort. No.22.) Water-co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

1045. Add Or 992

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 992
Title:
Courtyard of a house with a canopy.
Scope & Content:
Courtyard of a house with canopy. Door-keepers in red and green liveries stand on each of the verandahs. By a Patna artist, c.1815. 1814 water-mark. Unfinished water-colour; 17 by 25.5 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 194...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815
Extent:
1 Item

1046. Add Or 993

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 993
Title:
Ascetic in saffron robe holding a rosary in his right hand.
Scope & Content:
Ascetic in saffron robe holding a rosary in his right hand. Inscribed: ‘Fakir.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

1047. Add Or 993-1008

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 993-1008
Title:
Add.Or.993-1008 16 drawings bound into a volume depicting occupations in Bengal. By a Calcutta artist, probably from Murshidabad, c.1805. Entitled: ‘I ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.993-1008 16 drawings bound into a volume depicting occupations in Bengal. By a Calcutta artist, probably from Murshidabad, c.1805. Entitled: ‘Indian Drawings, Military and Domestic’; inscribed with titles. Pencil and water-colour, some unfinished; 18.5 by 12 ins; Add.Or.1004 10 by 8 i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1804-1806
Extent:
16 items

1048. Add Or 994

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 994
Title:
Muslim ascetic.
Scope & Content:
Muslim ascetic. Inscribed: ‘Derveish.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

1049. Add Or 995

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 995
Title:
Porter, his yoke and bundles lying beside him, making a net.
Scope & Content:
Porter, his yoke and bundles lying beside him, making a net. Inscribed: ‘Palki bearer.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

1050. Add Or 996

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 996
Title:
Water-carrier with goat-skin.
Scope & Content:
Water-carrier with goat-skin. Inscribed: ‘Water Carrier.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1805
Extent:
1 Item

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