The Red Fort, Delhi. Lucknow, c.1780-90. Purchased June 1959. Numbered 529 in Persian numerals on reverse. Gouache with gold; black border. 292 by 415 mm; page 325 by 445 mm. A bird’s-eye view of the Red Fort at Delhi from the east, showing an emperor, probably Shah ‘Alam (1759-1806) enter...
Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822), attributed to
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Central pillar, Diwan-i Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Probably by the Calcutta artist Sita Ram, c.1816. Inscribed: ‘View of a building in the palace of the Emperor Akber at Futtihpore Sicri called the Ek Khumba or Hall of the Pillar. 1816.’ Water-colour; 16 by 16 ins. Purchased 23 September 1952, a...
Add.Or.950-951 Two drawings depicting castes and occupations of the Malabar Coast. By a Malabar coast artist, c.1850. Water-colour; 7.5 by 9 ins. Pres ...
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Add.Or.950-951 Two drawings depicting castes and occupations of the Malabar Coast. By a Malabar coast artist, c.1850. Water-colour; 7.5 by 9 ins. Presented by Mr. Michael Archer, 20 April 1968. Note: For other examples from this series, see Mildred Archer, ‘Indian miniatures’ ‘and folk pain...
Krishna celebrating the Holi Festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under red canopy. Artist(s): Hulas Lal (c.1785-c.1875)
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Krishna celebrating the Holi festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under a red canopy. By Hulas Lal (c.1785-1875), a Patna artist, c.1830. Water-colour; squared for enlargement; 9 by 12 ins. Presented by Michael Archer, 10 May 1968. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer in Bihar from Sh...
Women carrying a water-pot. Artist(s): Jairam Das (fl.1830s)
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Woman carrying a water-pot. By Jairam Das(fl.1810-40), a Patna artist, c.1830. Pencil; 8.25 by 6.5 ins Presented by Michael Archer, 10 May 1968 Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1948 from Ishwari Prasad who attributed it to Jairam Das.
Add.Or.956-958 Three drawings depicting costume and customs in Bihar. By Bani Lal (c.1850-1901), a Patna artist, c.1880. Presented by Michael Archer, ...
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Add.Or.956-958 Three drawings depicting costume and customs in Bihar. By Bani Lal (c.1850-1901), a Patna artist, c.1880. Presented by Michael Archer, 10 May 1968. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1942 from Ishwari Prasad, who attributed them to Bani Lal.
Add.Or.959-988 30 mica paintings depicting deities of South India, including an incomplete set of the incarnations of Vishnu. By a Trichinopoly artist ...
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Add.Or.959-988 30 mica paintings depicting deities of South India, including an incomplete set of the incarnations of Vishnu. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1890. Originally mounted on paper with inscriptions in English and Tamil. Some of the paintings had become separated from their inscriptio...
Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand.
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Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand. Illustration to the’ Ramayana.’ Probably by a Trichinopoly artist, c.1862. Inscribed on front: ‘A Man with a Monkey’s Head’; on back: ‘Taken from the wall of a temple by a native.’ Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 6 by 4.75 ins. Pres...
The screen around the cenotaph in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
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The screen round the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18 by 24.5 ins. Narrow Indian ink border and rules. Water-mark of 1827. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959.