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851. Add Or 739

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Add Or 739
Title:
Panorama showing the main buildings of Lucknow with a procession of Muhammad 'Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1837-42) passing along the road. Unfinished.
Scope & Content:
Panorama showing the main buildings of Lucknow with a procession of Muhammad ‘Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1837-42) passing along the road. The procession consists of cavalry, camels, riders with kettle-drums, infantry with muskets and pennants, gold-stick bearers, the King and the British resident m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1848
Extent:
1 Item

852. Add Or 740

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Add Or 740
Title:
Palladian garden-house near Madras.
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Palladian garden-house near Madras. By a Madras artist, c.1790. Inscribed on mount: ‘House built by Thomas Powney Esq., 2 miles from Fort St George on the Mount Road.’ Water-colour; 6.5 by 13.25 ins. Purchased 10 August 1957. Note: Thomas Powney (1721-82) was a free merchant living in Madra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

853. Add Or 741

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Add Or 741
Title:
The ceremony of ayudha-puja on the ninth day of the Navaratri festival, with priests garlanding and worshipping the colours of the 35th Regiment Bengal Light Infantry.
Scope & Content:
Hindu priest garlanding the flags of the 35th Bengal Light Infantry at a presentation of colours ceremony, c.1847. Water-colour; 15.25 by 18.75 ins, Note: This regiment became Light Infantry in 1843 and was given the Governor-General's Order for Kilmarnocks for Sepoys in 1847. The flags bear ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1854
Extent:
1 Item

854. Add Or 741-742

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Add Or 741-742
Title:
Add.Or.741-742 2 drawings depicting military occasions. By an Indian artist, perhaps at Lucknow, c.1847. Purchased 10 October 1957. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.741-742 2 drawings depicting military occasions. By an Indian artist, perhaps at Lucknow, c.1847. Purchased 10 October 1957.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1846-1854
Extent:
2 items

855. Add Or 742

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Add Or 742
Title:
Durbar scene showing Wajid 'Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1847-56) embracing the Governor-General, Lord Hardinge.
Scope & Content:
Durbar scene showing Wajid ‘Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1847-56) embracing the Governor-General, Lord Hardinge, on his visit to Lucknow in November 1847. British civil and military officers, as well as sepoys, are present, and the picture may depict the presentation of new standards to the Oudh troo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 Item

856. Add Or 743

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Add Or 743
Title:
"Changkihur" or Prince Janghir, the Muslim rebel against Chinese authority
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Portrait of ‘Changkihur or Prince Janghir’. By a Chinese artist, c.1830. Inscribed: ‘Changkihur, the Mahommedan Rebel against China, A.D. 1826-28, or Prince Jangheer who attempted to recover the Kingdom of his Forefathers, failed, was cut to inches, in Peking, June 26 1828. Reign of Taon-Kwan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

857. Add Or 744

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Add Or 744
Title:
Man with elephantiasis of the scrotum.
Scope & Content:
A man with elephantiasis of the scrotum. Probably by a Calcutta artist, 1830. Inscribed on back: ‘No.27 Representation of the case referred to in para 199 of Letter to Honble Court dated 15 Nov 1830. Recd Duchess of Athol 14th March 1831.’ Water-colour; 16 by 10.25 ins. Received by East Ind...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

858. Add Or 745

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Add Or 745
Title:
Procession scene to the Chauk Masjid in Murshidabad, headed by a figure on horseback, perhaps Nawab Babur 'Ali
Scope & Content:
Procession scene headed by a figure on horseback, perhaps Nawab Babar ‘Ali (1793-1810) of Murshidabad, proceeding to prayers at the Chauk Masjid. By a Murshidabad artist, c.1800. Water-colour; 15.25 by 27.5 ins. Purchased 14 November 1954. Note: In style this painting closely resembles a set...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

859. Add Or 746

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Add Or 746
Title:
Portrait of Hajji Khair Allah Khan.. Artist(s): Muhammad 'Azim (fl.1854)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Hajji Khair Allah Khan, ambassador of Saiyid Muhammad Khan, ruler of Herat, to Kabul, kneeling with clasped hands on a rug, dressed in a grey robe and pinkish turban. Inscribed in Pesian characters: ‘Taswir i ‘alijah hajji al-Haramain Hajji Khair Allah Khan ilchi i sarkar i sardar S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 Item

860. Add Or 746-747

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Add Or 746-747
Title:
Add.Or.746-747 Two portraits of diplomats made in Afghanistan. By Muhammad ‘Azim (perhaps a Punjabi artist), 1854. Inscribed with names in Persian cha ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.746-747 Two portraits of diplomats made in Afghanistan. By Muhammad ‘Azim (perhaps a Punjabi artist), 1854. Inscribed with names in Persian charactcrs and English. Gouache and water-colour; 8.75 by 7 ins. Purchased from Mrs Vandaleur, great-niece of Sir Herbert Edwardes, 26 October 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1854-1854
Extent:
2 items

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