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151. Add Or 3005

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3005
Title:
Two mendicants begging alms from a grain seller.
Scope & Content:
Two mendicants ‘(suthra shahi)’ begging alms from a grain seller who is seated in his shop. By an artist from the Punjab Hills working in the Punjab Plains probably at Lahore or Amritsar, c.1850. Gouache; red border with black and white rules; 7.5 by 9.75 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Ar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

152. Add Or 3166

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3166
Title:
Asaf Khan
Scope & Content:
Asaf Khan. Mughal, c.1630. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 15 May 1961. Drawing with a little colour and gold; grey border with red and green rules, mauve gilt-sprinkled outer border. 140 by 100 mm; page 225 by 162 mm. Asaf Khan stands facing left, three-quarter length, leaning with b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

153. Add Or 3175

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3175
Title:
Maharaja Abhi Singh(?) of Jodhpur (1725-50)
Scope & Content:
A Jodhpur nobleman. Jodhpur, Marwar, mid-18th century. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Inscribed on reverse in Persian:’ Bhim Singh Jodhpuri.’ Drawing with touches of colour. 217 by 146 mm. The nobleman, perhaps Maharaja Abhi Singh of Jodhpur (1725-50), stands facing...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

154. Add Or 3176

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3176
Title:
Muhammad Ishaq Khan Mutaman al-Daula
Scope & Content:
Muhammad Ishaq Khan Mutaman al-Daula. Mughal, c.1780. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Inscribed in Persian: ‘navab muhammad ‘isa’ [erased] ‘ishaq khan bahadur bah hamah sifat-i mausuf’ (Nawab Muhammad Ishaq Khan Bahadur with every quality ascribed to him). ‘Charba’; mo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

155. Add Or 3177

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3177
Title:
The Abyssinian minister Malik Ambar
Scope & Content:
The Abyssinian minister Malik Ambar. Deccan, c.1650. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Drawing. 222 by 140 mm. Reverse: a 17th-century Mughal sketch of a nobleman and his lady. The minister stands facing right, his face in profile, holding a long sword, and wearing a s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

156. Add Or 3178

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3178
Title:
Rana Bhim Singh (1778-1828)
Scope & Content:
Rana Bhim Singh of Mewar (1778-1828). Udaipur, c.1820. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Inscribed on front in nagari characters:’ Ranaji Bhim Singh’; in Persian: ‘Ra‘na Bhim Singh Bahadur Bhim.’ Line drawing with touches of water-colour. 200 by 128 mm. Rana Bhim Singh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

157. Add Or 3281

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3281
Title:
The unveiling of Draupadi
Scope & Content:
The unveiling of Draupadi. Delhi, c.1920. Presented by Michael Archer, 10 March 1974. Gouache; panel at top containing Persian text from the ‘Razmnama’; yellow and duck-egg blue borders. 295 by 200 mm; page 378 by 279 mm. A scene from the Mahabharata. A composite picture showing the five Pa...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1920
Extent:
1 Item

158. Add Or 3310

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3310
Title:
Maithil Brahmin bride with two attendants. On reverse, Radha and Krishna
Scope & Content:
Maithil Brahmin bride with two attendants, c.1920-40. On reverse, Radha and Krishna. Pen-and-blue ink; 405 by 330 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
1 Item

159. Add Or 3310-3315

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3310-3315
Title:
Add.Or.3310-3315 Six paintings of wedding and religious subjects. By Maithil Brahmin women, Madhubani, Darbhanga (later Madhubani) district, Bihar, c. ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.3310-3315 Six paintings of wedding and religious subjects. By Maithil Brahmin women, Madhubani, Darbhanga (later Madhubani) district, Bihar, c.1920-40. Presented to W.G. Archer by members of the various households, 1940. Purchased 1974. Note: Aide-mémoires for wall-paintings by women...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
6 items

160. Add Or 3311

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3311
Title:
Two Maithil Brahmin bridegrooms with flowering tree.
Scope & Content:
Two Maithil Brahmin bridegrooms with flowering tree. Pen-and-blue and black ink; 405 by 330 mm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1920-1940
Extent:
1 Item