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1. Add Or 4758

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Add Or 4758
Title:
The simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the parapet beneath the ceiling, and by three rows of cha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4925

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Add Or 4925
Title:
The car festival of Jagannatha at Puri
Scope & Content:
The car festival of Jagannatha at Puri, c.1820. Inscribed on pencil on original album leaf and again below in ink: ‘Ruth Jutra or Festival of the Car at Juggernauth.’ 230 by 355 mm. Note: Not by Sita Ram, but by an artist in a very English manner similar to the two drawings WD4396-7 immediate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4926

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4926
Title:
The Harihar Chattar mela at Sonpur on the west bank of the Gandak, viewed from the garden of Sir Charles D’Oyly’s bungalow in Hajipur . Artist(s): Shiv Dayal (fl. c.1820)
Scope & Content:
The Harihar Chattar ‘mela’ at Sonpur on the west bank of the Gandak, the foreground thronged with people, numerous boats and barges on the river including a pinnace budgerow with an English couple seated on top, the temple of Mahadeva on the opposite bank with a large encampment, and beyond the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1821
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 5011

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Add Or 5011
Title:
Burning of a dead body by Hindus
Scope & Content:
Group of figures burning a dead body on a river bank. The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. Inscribed: ‘Burning of a dead Body by the Hindoos.’ 24.2 by 19.7cm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 5012

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5012
Title:
Muslim method of burial
Scope & Content:
Muslim method of burial. The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of the frame. Inscribed: ‘Mussulman mode of Burial.’ 24.2 by 19.7cm
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 5095

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Add Or 5095
Title:
People of low caste performing a religious ceremony
Scope & Content:
People of low Cast performing a Religious Ceremony, one holding a staff adorned by peacock feathers and flags, another a bowl and a third beating a hand drum. Inscribed: ‘People of low Cast performing a Religious Ceremony' The image is framed by a black border. The image continues outside of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD4457

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4457
Title:
The bridge at Borkhandi near Kotah, erected by Zalim Singh Regent of Kotah. A royal procession with elephants and camels is crossing the bridge, while on the near bank some cavalrymen wait while a seated civilian admires the scene.. Artist(s): Waugh,
Scope & Content:
The bridge at Borkhandi near Kotah, erected by Zalim Singh Regent of Kotah. A royal procession with elephants and camels is crossing the bridge, while on the near bank some cavalrymen wait while a civilian in top hat and tailcoat seated on a ‘morha’ admires the scene. By Patrick Young Waugh (1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1818
Extent:
1 Item