Add.Or.2668-2671 4 mica paintings depicting Madras uniforms. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1820-30. Gouache on mica; 4.75 by 3 ins. Purchased 20 March 1 ...
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Add.Or.2668-2671 4 mica paintings depicting Madras uniforms. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1820-30. Gouache on mica; 4.75 by 3 ins. Purchased 20 March 1967.
Mica painting of a budgerow with a military officer on board. By a Benares or Patna artist, c.1830. Gouache on mica; 5.25 by 6.5 ins. Purchased 20 March 1967.
Holy men with visitors. Mughal, c.1790. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Drawing with a little colour; laid down on paper. 109 by 178 mm; page 120 by 190 mm. Five holy men are seated in a landscape, one drinking from a bowl; two visiting noblemen are on the left.
The Emperor Farrukhsiyar (ruled 1713-19). Oval; head and shoulders, facing right, wearing a purple costume and holding a jewel. Inscribed: ‘Furrokseer.’
Add.Or.2674-2743 70 drawings mounted in a volume: 12 (2674-2685) depicting Mughal rulers, their relations and contemporaries; 21 (2686-2706) depicting ...
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Add.Or.2674-2743 70 drawings mounted in a volume: 12 (2674-2685) depicting Mughal rulers, their relations and contemporaries; 21 (2686-2706) depicting rulers of Bengal, Bihar and Oudh in the 18th century; 27 (2707-2733) depicting occupations an boats; 9 (2734-2742) depicting 2 buildings, 5 musi...