Vaishnava ascetic seated cross-legged on a mat holding a rosary in his right hand. By Shiva Ram, a Benares artist, c.1840. Water-colour; 8.25 by 6.25 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1962. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Benares in 1948 from a Benares dealer who attribu...
Hindu ascetic, playing a ‘sarangi.’ Inscribed on front: ‘Biraggee or A Religions Beggar’; on back: ‘? or Religious Beggar July 1803 Patna.’ 7.5 by 6.75 ins.
Holy men with visitors. Mughal, c.1790. Circumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Drawing with a little colour; laid down on paper. 109 by 178 mm; page 120 by 190 mm. Five holy men are seated in a landscape, one drinking from a bowl; two visiting noblemen are on the left.