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2791. Add Or 2659

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Add Or 2659
Title:
Dancing-girl seated on a sofa.
Scope & Content:
Dancing-girl in a white sari with a red border seated on a western-style sofa on a terrace. By a Lucknow artist, c.1780-90. Inscribed: ‘A Dancing Girl.’ Gouache; 8.5 by 5.75 ins. Heavy Indian ink border. Purchased 15 August 1966. Note: This drawing is almost identical in composition and su...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1780-1790
Extent:
1 Item

2792. Add Or 2660

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Add Or 2660
Title:
A single storeyed house at Chapra (Bihar).
Scope & Content:
A single-storeyed European house at Chapra (Bihar) standing in a large grassy compound; a European couple standing at the door. Inscribed on back: ‘East View of Chuprah.’ Water-mark of 1794. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18.25 by 25 ins. Black rule border. Note: The inscription was copied f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1796
Extent:
1 Item

2793. Add Or 2660-2661

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Add Or 2660-2661
Title:
Add.Or.2660-2661 2 drawings of European houses. By a Chapra artist, c.1796. Purchased 20 February 1967. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2660-2661 2 drawings of European houses. By a Chapra artist, c.1796. Purchased 20 February 1967.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1795-1797
Extent:
2 items

2794. Add Or 2661

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Add Or 2661
Title:
A classical European style house with a garden in the foreground.
Scope & Content:
A classical European-style house with a garden in the foreground. Two gardeners are at work and a sepoy with a sundial hat is seated by the gate Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 14.5 by 20.5 ins. Indian ink and red rule border.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1796
Extent:
1 Item

2795. Add Or 2662

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Add Or 2662
Title:
The China Tomb, Agra.
Scope & Content:
The China Tomb, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1840. Water-colour; 4.75 by 7.52 ins. Indian ink rule border. Inscribed on mount: ‘The China Tomb at Agra now in ruins (Extracts from the Koran).’ Purchased 20 February 1967. Note: The Chini-ka-rauza (China Tomb) is situated near the tomb ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

2796. Add Or 2663

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Add Or 2663
Title:
The Chaunsath Khambe (Pavilion of Sixty-four pillars) containing the tomb of Atga Khan.
Scope & Content:
The Chaunsath Khambe (Pavilion of Sixty-four pillars) containing the tomb of A‘zam Khan Kokah, Delhi; in the background, the tomb of Atga Khan. By a Delhi artist, c.1820-25. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i maqbarah i A‘zam Khan Kokah i Humayun i padshah’ (Picture of the tomb of A‘z...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1825
Extent:
1 Item

2797. Add Or 2664

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2664
Title:
The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow.
Scope & Content:
The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Rumi dawazah Lakhnau’; in English: ‘Roomy Gate Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 6.75 ins. Note: The Rumi Darwaza or Turkish Gate was built by Nawab Asaf al-Daula (ruled 1775-97) in 1784.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

2798. Add Or 2664-2665

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Add Or 2664-2665
Title:
Add.Or.2664-2665 2 drawings of Lucknow monuments. By a Delhi artist, c.1860. Water-colour. Indian ink rule borders. Purchased 20 February 1967. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2664-2665 2 drawings of Lucknow monuments. By a Delhi artist, c.1860. Water-colour. Indian ink rule borders. Purchased 20 February 1967.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1859-1861
Extent:
2 items

2799. Add Or 2665

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Add Or 2665
Title:
The Martiniere, Lucknow
Scope & Content:
The Martinière, Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Kothi Martini Lakhnau’; in English: ‘The Martinière Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 7 ins. Note: The Martinière was the strange baroque palace built by Major-General Claude Martin (1735-1800) who from 1776 served the Nawab of Oudh.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

2800. Add Or 2666

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Add Or 2666
Title:
Sepoy of Bengal Native Infantry with a white saltire on the cummerbund as worn prior to 1806.
Scope & Content:
Sepoy of Bengal Native Infantry with a white saltire on the cummerbund as worn prior to 1806.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

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