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1. 455.c.8(66)

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455.c.8(66)
Title:
'Hindoo Devotees, of the Gosanee & Jetty Tribes. Jam. Forbes, Duboy, 1780' Pl. 66, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 2. London: 1813. Artist(s): Shury, J., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Scope & Content:
'Hindoo Devotees, of the Gosanee & Jetty Tribes. Jam. Forbes, Duboy, 1780' Pl. 66, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 2. London: 1813.. Artist(s): Shury, J., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
1 Item

2. 455.c.8(67)

Reference (shelfmark):
455.c.8(67)
Title:
'A Jungam and a Byragee, Hindoo Devotees Jam Forbes, 1769. ' Pl. 67, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 2. London: 1813. Artist(s): Wageman, T., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Scope & Content:
'A Jungam and a Byragee, Hindoo Devotees Jam Forbes, 1769. ' Pl. 67, in Forbes, J. 'Oriental Memoirs.' Volume 2. London: 1813.. Artist(s): Wageman, T., after Forbes, James (1749-1819)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1812-1813
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 748

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Add Or 748
Title:
Svetambara Jain monk of the Dhundhiya sect with brush and mask.
Scope & Content:
A Svetambara Jain monk of the Dhundhiyas sect with brush and mask. By a Western Indian artist, perhaps at Bhuj, Cutch, c.1856. Inscribed on back in Gujarati: ‘goraji dhundiyo hame ra tadri khana pakhana me luretala vaniaonva padri.’ Water-colour; 5.75 by 4.5 ins. Presented by Mrs Mavis Stran...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1856
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 912

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Add Or 912
Title:
Procession of Vaisnava devotees including Chaitanya, Advaita, Nityananda and Keshav Bharati. Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Krishna Chandra, of Bottala (fl.mid 19th century)
Scope & Content:
Procession of Vaisnava devotees including Caitanya, Advaita, Nityananda and Kesav Bharati. By Krishna Candra, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘71.’ ‘A Bishnnuote procession;’ engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri advaita prabhu. sri nityananda prabhu. sri maha prabhu. sri kesab bharati’ (na...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 1037

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Add Or 1037
Title:
Kanphat yogis
Scope & Content:
Kanphat yogis. Mughal, c.1740. Presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr Flemming’; numbered ‘15’ on reverse. Gouache; mounted with yellow border. 58 by 88 mm; page 202 by 142 mm. Three kanphat yogis sit round a fire at night. Trees spread above them, and a pavilion ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 1038

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Add Or 1038
Title:
Four women paying a visit to an ascetic
Scope & Content:
A visit to an ascetic. Mughal, c.1740. Presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr Fleming’ (repeated on reverse); on reverse in Persian characters: ‘‘amal-i dal chand’ (the work of Dal Chand); numbered ‘14’. Gouache; mauve border. 107 by 145 mm; page 146 by 187 mm. Rev...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1740
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 2375

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Add Or 2375
Title:
Vaisnava ascetic seated cross-legged. Artist(s): Shiva Ram (fl. c.1840)
Scope & Content:
Vaishnava ascetic seated cross-legged on a mat holding a rosary in his right hand. By Shiva Ram, a Benares artist, c.1840. Water-colour; 8.25 by 6.25 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1962. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Benares in 1948 from a Benares dealer who attribu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 2673

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Add Or 2673
Title:
Holy men with visitors
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 3005

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Add Or 3005
Title:
Two mendicants begging alms from a grain seller.
Scope & Content:
Two mendicants ‘(suthra shahi)’ begging alms from a grain seller who is seated in his shop. By an artist from the Punjab Hills working in the Punjab Plains probably at Lahore or Amritsar, c.1850. Gouache; red border with black and white rules; 7.5 by 9.75 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 3128

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3128
Title:
Two bearded Vaisnava associates of Chaitanya - Advaita and Keshav Bharati - in a trance-like dance.
Scope & Content:
A painting illustrating a religious subject. Two bearded Vaisnava associates of Caitanya ~ Advaita and Kesav Bharati in a trance-like dance. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1885. Inscribed in Bengali characters on front: ‘Advatita Mahaprabhu’ (Advaita, Mahaprabhu); on mount in pencil: ‘Adayta Mahapra...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1885
Extent:
1 Item