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1121. Add Or 1035

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Add Or 1035
Title:
Bhairava
Scope & Content:
Bhairava. Murshidabad, c.1770. Formerly Album 49, no.5; presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From Dr FIeming.’ Gouache with gold; red and yellow borders. 201 by 116 mm; page 236 by 135 mm. Bhairava rides a white dog on the slopes of Mount Kailasa, wearing orange trunks a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1122. Add Or 1036

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1036
Title:
Ganesa on Parvati's lap
Scope & Content:
Ganesa and Parvati. Murshidabad, c.1770. Formerly Album 49, no.6; presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘The Infant Ganesa in the lap of his Mother Parvati / From Dr Fleming.’ Gouache with gold; red and mauve borders. 169 by 104 mm; page 238 by 136 mm. The young Ganesa, we...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1123. Add Or 1037

Reference (shelfmark):
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

1124. Add Or 1038

Reference (shelfmark):
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

1125. Add Or 1039

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Add Or 1039
Title:
Head and shoulders portrait of the emperor Akbar
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Akbar. Mughal, c.1600. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Akber’; in Persian characters: ‘akbar badshah’ (the emperor Akbar); numbered ‘1’. Drawing on paper with other sketches of a medallion and a girl’s face; mounted with border of grey paper. 133 by 130 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. Reproduced...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1600
Extent:
1 Item

1126. Add Or 1039-1091

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Add Or 1039-1091
Title:
Add.Or.1039-1091 Fifty-three drawings from an artist’s atelier. Formerly Album 57, nos.1-53. Mughal, chiefly 18th century. Note: This collection of fi ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.1039-1091 Fifty-three drawings from an artist’s atelier. Formerly Album 57, nos.1-53. Mughal, chiefly 18th century. Note: This collection of fifty-three drawings and miniatures was presented to the Library by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762-1829), when he retired from his service in I...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1599-1800
Extent:
53 items

1127. Add Or 1040

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1040
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1780. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Abu’l Fuzul’; in Persian characters: ‘‘abd al-fazl’ (?); numbered ‘35.’ Drawing; on a paper fragment mounted within a border of grey paper. 42 by 33 mm; page 223 by 151 mm. The head of a courtier with full beard, turban and closed eyes, is ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

1128. Add Or 1041

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1041
Title:
A courtier
Scope & Content:
A courtier. Mughal, c.1770. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Bhirbul a favourite minister of Akbar who married one of his daughters’; numbered ‘45.’ Drawing; mounted on paper within a border of grey paper. 63 by 69 mm; page 223 by 160 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1917), facing p.422; Smith (1919), 373. He...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

1129. Add Or 1042

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1042
Title:
A nobleman
Scope & Content:
A nobleman. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Khan Dowran Khan / A very powerful noble in the reigns of Akber and Jehangir. He was the chief of the Hunt and from his buildings seems to have lived in greater splendour than any other noble. He was lame’; numbered ‘41’; in Persian: ‘khan dur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

1130. Add Or 1043

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1043
Title:
A raja
Scope & Content:
A raja. Mughal, c.1750. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Raja ToruI Mul a great chief at the court of Akber’; numbered ‘34’; in Persian: ‘raja atul’(?)’ mal.’ Drawing. Reverse: a faint drawing of an encounter between a monkey mounted upon a goat and a demonic figure, watched by a crowd of people. 197...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

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