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81. Add Or 11

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Add Or 11
Title:
Nanda and Garga
Scope & Content:
Nanda and Garga. Numbered ‘f.38’ on reverse in nagari. 124 by 100 mm. Nanda welcomes Garga in his house, the two men seated on low stools within a pillared chamber.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

82. Add Or 12

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Title:
The infant Krishna
Scope & Content:
The infant Krishna. Numbered ‘f.29’ in nagari. 140 by 132 mm. Krishna is suckled by Yasoda in a courtyard outside her house.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

83. Add Or 13

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Title:
The Infant Krishna.
Scope & Content:
The infant Krishna. Numbered ‘f.15’ on reverse in nagari. 150 by 310 mm. The infant Krishna reveals himself as Visnu to Vasudeva and Devaki within the prison, while the guards sleep outside in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

84. Add Or 14

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Title:
Kansa, Devaki and Vasudeva
Scope & Content:
Kansa, Devaki and Vasudeva. Numbered.’f.23’ in nagari. 120 by 112 mm. Kansa addresses Devaki and Vasudeva who sit outside the prison, their shackles cast aside in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

85. Add Or 15

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Title:
Harihar Kshetra festival at Sonpur. Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830)
Scope & Content:
The Harihar Kshetra festival at Sonepur, near Patna (Bihar). The river is thronged with boats; in the background the tents of the fair and in the foreground people embarking. Inscribed on back: ‘Herriher-Chitter is a place of worship dedicated to Herriher-nat’h-Mahadeva at Sonepoor in the Dist...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
1 Item

86. Add Or 15-19

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Add Or 15-19
Title:
Add.Or.15-19 5 drawings of Muhammadan and Hindu ceremonies. By Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830), a Patna artist, 1807-1809. Water-colour; 17 by 23 ins. Purch ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.15-19 5 drawings of Muhammadan and Hindu ceremonies. By Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830), a Patna artist, 1807-1809. Water-colour; 17 by 23 ins. Purchased 14 June 1954. Note: These drawings belonged to the first Earl of Minto, Governor-General of Fort William 1807-13. Other pictures from t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
5 items

87. Add Or 16

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Title:
Marriage procession of a Muslim bridegroom proceeding to the bride's house. Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830)
Scope & Content:
Marriage procession of a Muslim bridegroom proceeding to the bride’s house. The bridegroom in cloth of gold is riding on a white horse, preceded by a band and a procession of men carrying trays of sweetmeats on their heads. Behind follow gentlemen in a tonjon, on horseback and on elephants. I...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
1 Item

88. Add Or 17

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Title:
Hook-swinging ceremony (charak puja ). Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830)
Scope & Content:
Hook-swinging festival ‘(charak puja)’ being held in an open space in front of a large European-style house.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
1 Item

89. Add Or 18

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Title:
Muharram festival. Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830)
Scope & Content:
The Muharram festival; prayers being held in the imambara. Inscribed on back: ‘Mohurrum is a mournful ceremony held by the Mussulmans in commemoration of the death of Hassan and Hossein, the Grandsons of Mohammed. The drawing represents them at prayers. Sheiwak Ram, delt. 1807.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
1 Item

90. Add Or 19

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Title:
Durga puja. Artist(s): Sevak Ram (c.1770-c.1830)
Scope & Content:
Durga puja. To the left an image of Durga on the verandah of a house before which a goat is being sacrificed in the courtyard. Inscribed on back: ‘Doorga-Puja. A religious festival held in honour (sic) Devi, and in commemoration of her victory over the giant Doorg, in consequence of which she...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
1 Item

91. Add Or 20

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Title:
Rama with Hanuman
Scope & Content:
Rama with Hanuman. Kangra, c.1800. Purchased from Alister Matthews, December 1950. Gouache, with gold; decorated dark blue border on sprinkled pink margin. 202 by 158 mm; page 250 by 223 mm. Rama with four attendants is riding a white horse in a hilly landscape, preceded by an attendant and...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

92. Add Or 21

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Title:
Barbad the minstrel, invisible in a tree, playing music to Khusraw and his courtiers
Scope & Content:
Barbad the minstrel, invisible in a tree, playing music to Khusraw and his courtiers, two of whom offer cups of wine. The miniature is numbered '14' in the outer margin. 12.5 by 12 cm. (ex Monif Collection, New York). Purchased, July 1953. For other miniatures detached from the same manuscr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

93. Add Or 21, Add Or 210

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Add Or 21, Add Or 210
Title:
Add.Or.21, Add.Or.210 Two miniature paintings from a manuscript of the ‘Shahnama’ of Firdawsi. Indian (Sultanate): mid fifteenth century. The style is ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.21, Add.Or.210 Two miniature paintings from a manuscript of the ‘Shahnama’ of Firdawsi. Indian (Sultanate): mid fifteenth century. The style is now generally admitted to be Indian, but the strong Persian (Shiraz) influence and the fact that till recently such paintings were invariably ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1449-1451
Extent:
2 items

94. Add Or 22

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Title:
A female Christian saint. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80) style of
Scope & Content:
A female Christian saint. Style of Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1780. Purchased from Thakur J. Seesodia, November 1931. Gouache with gold; on an album page with blue and apricot borders sprinkled with gold. 235 by 143 mm; page 476 by 316 mm. The saint sits reading a book at the foot of an asc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

95. Add Or 23

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Title:
Majnun in the wilderness
Scope & Content:
Majnun in the wilderness. Oudh, c.1770-80. Purchased from Thakur J. Seesodia, November 1931. Gouache with gold; on an album leaf with a wide margin of carnations in gold on a plain background. 227 by 158 mm; page 477 by 315 mm. Reverse: a quatrain in praise of God, written in ‘nasta‘liq’ ca...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1770-1780
Extent:
1 Item

96. Add Or 24

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Title:
The rite of sati. Artist(s): Bahadur Singh (fl. 1760-90)
Scope & Content:
The rite of sati. By Bahadur Singh, Lucknow, c.1780. Purchased. Signed in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i bahadur singh’ (the work of Bahadur Singh); four lines of Sanskrit beneath the picture are a quotation from the ‘Yajñavalkyasmrti’ and its commentary describing the rite of ‘sati.’ Tinted d...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

97. Add Or 25

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Add Or 25
Title:
Visnu and his ten avatars.
Scope & Content:
Visnu and his ten avatars. South India, c.1800. Presented by Sir John Sinclair, 8 July 1806, when other drawings of Madras were presented by him. Inscribed on reverse: ‘The Incarnations of Vishnow for Sir John Sinclair Baronet of Ulbster [sic]. Presented by Sir John Sinclair.’ Gouache with g...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

98. Add Or 26

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Add Or 26
Title:
Radha makes love to Krishna
Scope & Content:
An illustration to the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das. Kangra, c.1820. Purchased March 1955. Inscribed on reverse with seven lines of Hindi verse from the ‘Rasikapriya’ of Keshav Das. Gouache with gold; oval with yellow borders heightened with gold; spandrels with floral motifs and white decorati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

99. Add Or 27

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Title:
Megha Raga
Scope & Content:
Megha Raga. Krishna dances in a glade to the rhythm of three girl musicians; peacocks perch in the trees. Inscribed in Urdu: ‘rag megha (Megha Raga).’ 231 by 159 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

100. Add Or 28

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Title:
Khambhavati Ragini
Scope & Content:
Khambhavati Ragini. A girl worships Brahma who sits between two fires on a terrace. Inscribed in Urdu: ‘ragini kanhavachi malkosh ki (Khambhavati Ragini’ of’ Malkos).’ 234 by 160 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

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