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1. Add Or 2538

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2538
Title:
Akbar II (1806-37). Artist(s): Ghulam 'Ali Khan (fl.1817-1852)
Scope & Content:
Akbar II, a halo round his head, wears a fur-trimmed padded coat. He is seated holding a hookah-snake in his left hand, and a writing case lies on the floor beside him. Inscribed on back of original frame in Persian with an English translation: ‘The auspicious Portrait of His Majesty, exalted a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 2538-2539

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2538-2539
Title:
Add.Or.2538-2539 2 ivory miniatures depicting the Mughal emperor, Akbar II, and his second son, Mirza Muhammad Salim. By Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, a Delhi pai ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.2538-2539 2 ivory miniatures depicting the Mughal emperor, Akbar II, and his second son, Mirza Muhammad Salim. By Ghulam ‘Ali Khan, a Delhi painter, c.1827. Inscribed on back of original frames with a Persian inscription by the artist and an English translation and notes by Lord Amhers...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827-1827
Extent:
2 items

3. Add Or 2539

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2539
Title:
Mirza Salim. second son of Akbar II. Artist(s): Ghulam 'Ali Khan (fl.1817-1852)
Scope & Content:
Prince Mirza Muhammad Salim, the Emperor’s second son. The prince is seated holding a hookah snake in his right hand. He wears a fur-trimmed padded pillar and draped curtains behind him.. Inscribed on back of original frame in Persian with an English translation: ‘The Portrait of the Lord of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 2540

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2540
Title:
Ghazi al-Din Haidar, Nawab and King of Oudh (1814-27)
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Ghazi al-Din Haidar (Nawab and, after 1819, King of Oudh, 1814-27). Head and shoulders, wearing a crown and ermine cape. By a Lucknow artist, 1826. Inscribed on back, probably by Lord Amherst: ‘King of Oude 1826. Ghazi ood Deen Hyder King of Oude.’ Oval; water-colour on ivory; 2.5...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1826
Extent:
1 Item

5. Mss Eur F140/232-234

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F140/232-234
Title:
AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Ensign 1863; Lieutenant 1867 ...
Scope & Content:
AMHERST, JEFFERY CHARLES (1844-1877) Fourth son of 2nd Earl Amherst. British Army. Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) Ensign 1863; Lieutenant 1867; Captain 1875. Retired on half-pay 1876. --------------------- Mss Eur F140/232-234 Three journals covering service with his regiment and furlo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1873
Extent:
3 items

6. P1743

Reference (shelfmark):
P1743
Title:
'Anecdote plaisante relativement a l'ambassade de Lord Amherst a la Chine'. Caricature published in Paris, early 19h century.
Scope & Content:
'Anecdote plaisante relativement a l'ambassade de Lord Amherst a la Chine'. Caricature published in Paris, early 19h century.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD2966

Reference (shelfmark):
WD2966
Title:
River scene near Canton, a junk in the foreground. Artist(s): Abbott, Captain (fl. 1816-1817)
Scope & Content:
River scene near Canton, a junk in the foreground. Inscribed on reverse: ‘View by Capt. Abbott on the river, near Canton’. Pencil; 18 by 23.5 cm. Provenance: deposited on permanent loan by the 5th Earl of Amherst, M.C., together with Add.Or.2538-2540, WD2966, P1743, and Mss Eur F140; purchas...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816-1817
Extent:
1 Item