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611. Add Or 916

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Add Or 916
Title:
Chaitanya Deva, in six-armed form, bearing the attributes of Rama and Krishna. Advaita and Nityananda on the left, two other disciples on the right.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. Caitanya Deva, in six-armed form, bearing the attributes of Rama and Krishna. Advaita and Nityananda on the left, two other disciples on the right. By a karmakar, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘58. sharrabhuja’ (six handed) ‘mahapruvu’ (Mahaprabhu). Co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

612. Add Or 917

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Add Or 917
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Four illustrations on one sheet: (1) Sundar (the lover-thief) riding to Burdwan; (2) the Kotwal arresting him; (3) women visiting an ascetic; (4) a mail coach. Bottala and Kombuleetola, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-70) and Gopi Charan Svarnakar (fl.1860-70)
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of literary and popular subjects. Four on one sheet. Three are illustrations of a Bengali poem, the ‘Bidyasundar’ showing (i) Sundar (the lover-thief) riding to Burdwan; (2) the kotwal arresting him; (3) women visiting an ascetic; (4) a mail coach. By Hira Lal Karmakar of Bottal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

613. Add Or 918

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Add Or 918
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Four illustrations on one sheet: Two depicting the teacher Vaisampayan telling the story of the Mahabharata to Raja Janmejaya; one showing a railway train and one a ferry steamer. Hoglakunda and Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Panchanan Karmakar (fl.1850s) and Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860s)
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Illustrations of mythological, religious and popular subjects. Four on one sheet. Two depict the teacher Vaisampayan telling the story of the ‘Mahabharata’ to Raja Janamejaya; one shows a railway train and one a ferry steamer. By Pancanan Karmakar, Hoglakunda, and Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1860
Extent:
1 Item

614. Add Or 919

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Add Or 919
Title:
Durga killing Mahishasura.
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. Durga killing Mahisasura. By a karmakar, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Inscribed: ‘72. Fight between Mahishasur and Jagardhatri.’ Coloured wood-engraving; 252 by 352 mm. Deposited c.1871 together with Add.Or.891-918.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

615. Add Or 920

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Add Or 920
Title:
The month of Karttika (October-November). Artist(s): Govardhan (fl. 1730-40), attributed to
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Karthika (October-November). Style of Govardhan, Mughal, c.1740. Purchased at auction 26 January 1959. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘katik’ (‘kartik)’; numbered 58. Gouache with gold; on an album page with pink and plain borders. 258 by 174 mm; page 450 by 324 mm. A seal on the reverse...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
1735-1740
Extent:
1 Item

616. Add Or 921-936

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Add Or 921-936
Title:
Add.Or.921-936 16 drawings of Mughal monuments at Agra, Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1808. Inscribed with titles; seven d ...
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Add.Or.921-936 16 drawings of Mughal monuments at Agra, Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1808. Inscribed with titles; seven drawings inscribed: ‘G. Steell.’ Water-colour; various sizes. Water-marks of 1801, 1803, and 1807. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
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Date Range:
1807-1809
Extent:
16 items

617. Add Or 937-944

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Add Or 937-944
Title:
Add.Or.937-944 8 drawings depicting Hindu and Muslim festivals and ways of life. By Patna artists, c.1795-1800. Inscribed on back with titles and note ...
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Add.Or.937-944 8 drawings depicting Hindu and Muslim festivals and ways of life. By Patna artists, c.1795-1800. Inscribed on back with titles and notes. Watermark of 1794 on Add.Or.942. Water-colour; various sizes. Purchased 4 June 1959. Note: These drawings appear to be part of a set giv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1800
Extent:
8 items

618. Add Or 945

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Add Or 945
Title:
Princess Zinat Afza Begum. Artist(s): Aqil Khan (fl. 1760)
Scope & Content:
Princess Zinat Afza Begam. By ‘Aqil Khan, Mughal, c.1760. Purchased June 1959. Signed on bottle in Persian: ‘‘Aqil Khan’; inscribed on reverse; ‘shabih-i zinat afza begam’ (a likeness of Zinat Afza Begam). Gouache with gold; on an album page with red and green borders sprinkled with gold. 1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

619. Add Or 946

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Add Or 946
Title:
Amir Khan, subahdar of Allahabad. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782)
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Amir Khan, subadar of Allahabad. By Sital Das, Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘shabeh-i bakhshi-i navab amir khan, subadar ilahabad, ‘amal i sital das’ (likeness of Bakhshi Nawab Amir Khan, subadar of Allahabad, the work of Sital Das). Gouache on plai...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

620. Add Or 947

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 947
Title:
The son of Bhagath. Artist(s): Sital Das (fl. 1780-1782), son of
Scope & Content:
The son of Bhagath. By the son of Sital Das, Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Inscribed on mount in Persian: ‘shabih-i tifl-i bhagath, ‘amal-i pisr-i sital das’ (portrait of Bhagath’s little boy, the work of the son of Sital Das). Gouache with plain background; mounted on paper with ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

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