Add.Or.171-187 17 drawings depicting household servants, castes and tradesmen. By the Calcutta artist, Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1846. Inscri ...
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Add.Or.171-187 17 drawings depicting household servants, castes and tradesmen. By the Calcutta artist, Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1846. Inscribed with titles and Add.Or.173-6, 178. 188 and 189 signed by the painter in English. Water-mark of 1845. Water-colour; 11 by 7.75 ins. Purch...
Steward holding bills; a palanquin and balustrade in the background. Artist(s): Muhammad Amir, Shaikh, of Karraya (fl.1830s-40s)
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Steward holding bills; a palanquin and balustrade in the background. Inscribed: ‘Diwan. S. Mohammed Ameer Pa’ Std at Kurraya’ (Shaikh Muhammad Amir, painter stationed at Karraya).