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Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 987
Title:: Narasimha (man-lion), fourth incarnation of Visnu.
Scope & Content:: Narasimha (man-lion), fourth incarnation of Vishnu. Inscribed in English: ‘Nrsimha.’
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1890
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 988
Title:: Narasimha
Scope & Content:: Narasimha. Inscribed in English: ‘Nara Simha Avatar’; in Tamil: ‘naracimma avataram.’
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1890
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 989
Title:: Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand.
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1862
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 990
Title:: The screen around the cenotaph in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Scope & Content:: 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.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1830
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 991
Title:: Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra.
Scope & Content:: Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Sikandrah maqbarah i Akbar badshah du kuruh mufasilah az qil‘ah i Agrah. bist u du’ (Sikandra: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, two leagues distant from the Agra fort. No.22.) Water-co...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1830
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 992
Title:: Courtyard of a house with a canopy.
Scope & Content:: Courtyard of a house with canopy. Door-keepers in red and green liveries stand on each of the verandahs. By a Patna artist, c.1815. 1814 water-mark. Unfinished water-colour; 17 by 25.5 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 194...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1815
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 993
Title:: Ascetic in saffron robe holding a rosary in his right hand.
Scope & Content:: Ascetic in saffron robe holding a rosary in his right hand. Inscribed: ‘Fakir.’
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1805
Extent:: 1 Item

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 993-1008
Title:: Add.Or.993-1008 16 drawings bound into a volume depicting occupations in Bengal. By a Calcutta artist, probably from Murshidabad, c.1805. Entitled: ‘I ...
Scope & Content:: Add.Or.993-1008 16 drawings bound into a volume depicting occupations in Bengal. By a Calcutta artist, probably from Murshidabad, c.1805. Entitled: ‘Indian Drawings, Military and Domestic’; inscribed with titles. Pencil and water-colour, some unfinished; 18.5 by 12 ins; Add.Or.1004 10 by 8 i...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1804-1806
Extent:: 16 items

Reference (shelfmark):: Add Or 995
Title:: Porter, his yoke and bundles lying beside him, making a net.
Scope & Content:: Porter, his yoke and bundles lying beside him, making a net. Inscribed: ‘Palki bearer.’
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1805
Extent:: 1 Item

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