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961. Add Or 813-885

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Add Or 813-885
Title:
Floral designs
Scope & Content:
Seventy-three floral designs assembled by a painter or craftsman. Mughal, 18th century. Presented. Inscriptions: many of the drawings are inscribed in English ‘Wood’ or’ On Wood’ suggesting that the designs were intended to be used for woodwork or furniture decoration. Number 1881 is a piece...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1700-1800
Extent:
1 Item

962. Add Or 886

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Add Or 886
Title:
An image of Krishna with gopis; circular, in a brass case.
Scope & Content:
An image of Krishna. Jaipur, c.1840. Presented by H. Vansittart, November 1959; apparently collected in India by H. Vansittart, B.C.S., Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar in 1849. Gouache with gold; circular with decorated border; mounted under glass in a circular brass box. 123 mm diameter. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

963. Add Or 887

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Add Or 887
Title:
Panorama of Delhi.
Scope & Content:
Panorama of Delhi seen from the Ridge (i.e. the north-west) showing the city of Shahjahanabad silhouetted against the sky; in the middle distance the city wall; from right to left, Garstin’s Bastion, the Lahore Gate, the Kabuli Gate, the Shah Bastion and the Kashmir Gate with St. James’s Church ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

964. Add Or 888

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Add Or 888
Title:
Panorama of a durbar procession of Akbar II, Emperor of Delhi (1806-37)
Scope & Content:
Panorama of a durbar procession of Akbar II, Emperor of Delhi, 1806-37, probably on the occasion of the Id or after Ramadan. The Emperor is followed by his sons, by the British Resident, high officials both Indian and British, as well as by troops. The royal procession includes elephants carry...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815
Extent:
1 Item

965. Add Or 889

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Add Or 889
Title:
Panoramic scroll of a procession
Scope & Content:
Panoramic scroll of a procession. Central India, c.1850. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Inscribed in Persian characters with identifications of the various components of the procession. Gouache on paper in sections; the central section showing the ruler could originally have been i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

966. Add Or 891

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Add Or 891
Title:
Hanuman fighting Ravana
Scope & Content:
Hanuman fighting Ravana. Inscribed: ‘10. Fight between Mahiravan and Hanuman.’ Lithographed outline; 380 by 280 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

967. Add Or 891-900, Add Or 902-907

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Add Or 891-900, Add Or 902-907
Title:
Add.Or.891-900; Add.Or.902-907 Sixteen paintings illustrating: (a) twelve religious or mythological subjects (b) four scenes of current Calcutta life. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.891-900; Add.Or.902-907 Sixteen paintings illustrating: (a) twelve religious or mythological subjects (b) four scenes of current Calcutta life. By a patua, Kalighat, c.1865. Inscribed with numbers and titles in English. Water-colour and silver paint with, in many cases, lithographed o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1864-1866
Extent:
16 items

968. Add Or 892

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 892
Title:
The baby Krishna killing Putana
Scope & Content:
The baby Krishna killing the ogress, Putana. Inscribed: ‘44. The death of Putna.’ 430 by 280 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

969. Add Or 893

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Add Or 893
Title:
Radha as queen
Scope & Content:
Radha as a queen. A maid-servant holds an umbrella over her while Krishna stands guard with sword and shield. Inscribed: ‘51. Radhika made queen.’ Lithographed outline; 330 by 280 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

970. Add Or 894

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Add Or 894
Title:
Krishna killing Raja Kansa, with Balarama looking on
Scope & Content:
Krishna killing Raja Kansa, Balarama looking on. Inscribed: ‘4. The death of Kangsa Raja of Mathura.’ Lithographed outline; 410 by 280 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1865
Extent:
1 Item

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