Raja Amar Singh of Tanjore (ruled 1787-98); full length portrait facing right, holding a rose in his left hand. Inscribed: ‘The Present Rajah of Tanjore - 1797 - Rajah Hammah Sing Bonisilie.’
Add.Or.188-209 22 paintings portraying various trades and castes of South India. By a Tanjore artist, 1797. Gouache; 14 by 9 ins approx. Mostly inscri ...
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Add.Or.188-209 22 paintings portraying various trades and castes of South India. By a Tanjore artist, 1797. Gouache; 14 by 9 ins approx. Mostly inscribed on back with titles by an Indian, writing in English; Add.Or.188 dated 1797. Purchased 4 September 1955. Note: Closely related to Add.Or...
Barber and wife; the man holds a razor and small bow, his wife holds another razor. Inscribed: ‘Ampticara or barber.’ Reproduced as plate 16 in Howes, J. 'Illustrating India: The Early colonial investigations of Colin Mackenzie'. Delhi: OUP, 2010.