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Project / Collection Buchanan-Hamilton Collection Language Not applicable Subject Women

1. Add Or 1050

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Add Or 1050
Title:
A princess
Scope & Content:
A princess. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: A ‘daughter of Alumgir’. Gouache; oval with uncoloured spandrels; grey paper border. 99 by 94 mm; page 223 by 160 mm. A princess shown half-length facing right, holds a bunch of pink flowers. Her hair is arranged in European style tied with...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1057

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Add Or 1057
Title:
A lady
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed above in Persian:’ nur jahan’; on reverse in English: ‘Nur Jehan whose husband was murdered by Jehangir and she taken into the Haram.’ Drawing; mounted on paper; border of grey paper. 113 by 84 mm; page 224 by 158 mm. A lady, facing right, stands holding a ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 1058

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Add Or 1058
Title:
A lady
Scope & Content:
A lady. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Humshira Nur Jehan sister of Nur Jehan the wife of Shir Afgun Khan who was carried off by Jehangir’; in Persian: ... ‘rumshirah nur jahan.’ Drawing; mounted on paper; border of grey paper. 106 by 80 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. A lady, facing left, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 1059

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Add Or 1059
Title:
Two female heads
Scope & Content:
Two female heads. Mughal, c.1760. Inscribed on reverse in Persian: ‘ran’(?); numbered ‘27.’ Drawing; mounted on paper; border of grey paper. 84 by 42 mm; page 224 by 157 mm. Two female heads sketched one above the other, facing right and left, each with a veil.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

5. Mss Eur C14, ff.1-42

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Mss Eur C14, ff.1-42
Title:
42 drawings depicting the dress worn by Hindu and Muhammadan men and women of various classes and castes in both the hot and cold seasons.
Scope & Content:
42 drawings depicting the dress worn by Hindu and Muhammadan men and women of various classes and castes in both the hot and cold seasons. By a Patna artist, c.1814. Inscribed with numbers and titles. Water-colour; 10 by 8 ins. Deposited by F. Buchanan-Hamilton, c.1820. Listed: Kaye 170. N...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1814
Extent:
1 Item

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