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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F80 Language Not applicable Material Type Photographs

1. Mss Eur F80/289(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(1)
Title:
[Group of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan officials] In Calcutta Museum in 1910. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Historical Events Group portrait of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan and European officials gathered in a room in the museum, with the Kanishka relic casket on the table in the centre. The casket was found in the Kanishka Stupa at Shahji-ki-Dheri, on the outskirts of Peshawar. The Dalai Lama came...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mar 1910
Extent:
1 item

2. Mss Eur F80/289(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(2)
Title:
A present from the Dalai Lama of cream cheeses, dried apricots, and dried apples. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
View of cloth parcel fastened with a seal. Reproduced in Sir Charles Bell, 'Portrait of the Dalai Lama' (London, 1946), p. 309. [Gelatin silver print, 128x94mm]. Subjects = Bell Collection
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

3. Mss Eur F80/289(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(3)
Title:
Pan-Chen Lama in 1930. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Copy print of a full-length standing portrait of the Pan-chen Lama (d. 1937) with Tibetan seal and inscription on mount beneath. Reproduced in Sir Charles Bell, 'Portrait of the Dalai Lama' (London, 1946), p. 369. [Gelatin silver print, 123x171mm]. Subjects = Bel...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

4. Mss Eur F80/289(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(4)
Title:
The Dalai Lama in 1930, aged fifty-four. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of the 13th Dalai Lama, seated on an ornately carved wooden throne. Reproduced in Sir Charles Bell, 'Portrait of the Dalai Lama' (London, 1946), p. 372. [Gelatin silver print, 78x138mm]. Subjects = Bell Collection; Dalai Lama; lamas; religious leaders; T...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 item

5. Mss Eur F80/289(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(5)
Title:
The Dalai Lama in 1932 [sic, for 1933], aged fifty-six. Photographer: Williamson, Sir Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait (copy print) of the 13th Dalai Lama, seated in a garden. Reproduced in Sir Charles Bell, 'Portrait of the Dalai Lama' (London, 1946), p. 379. In the preface, Bell credits the photograph to Mrs Williamson, describing it as 'The Dalai Lama among hi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
21 Sep 1933
Extent:
1 item

6. Mss Eur F80/289(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F80/289(6)
Title:
Kun-pel La, favourite of the Dalai Lama's last years. Photographer: Bell, Charles Alfred
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Kun-pel La, seated in front of curtains. Kun-pel La exercised power briefly in Tibet after the death of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1933, but was then arrested and tried. He was exiled to a monastery in Kong-po province, and later escaped to Kalimp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1933
Extent:
1 item