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81. Add Or 952

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Add Or 952
Title:
Krishna celebrating the Holi Festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under red canopy. Artist(s): Hulas Lal (c.1785-c.1875)
Scope & Content:
Krishna celebrating the Holi festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under a red canopy. By Hulas Lal (c.1785-1875), a Patna artist, c.1830. Water-colour; squared for enlargement; 9 by 12 ins. Presented by Michael Archer, 10 May 1968. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer in Bihar from Sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

82. Add Or 959

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Add Or 959
Title:
Indra seated with his son Bali, the monkey King, flying through the air.
Scope & Content:
Indra seated, with his son Bali, the monkey king, flying through the air. Inscribed in English: ‘Indra Sittu’; in Tamil: ‘intiracittu.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

83. Add Or 960

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Add Or 960
Title:
The child Krishna dancing.
Scope & Content:
The child Krishna dancing. Inscribed in English: ‘Thandava Krishnan’; in Tamil: ‘tantavakirusnan.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 Item

84. Add Or 989

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 989
Title:
Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand.
Scope & Content:
Hanuman, the monkey god, carrying the Himalayas in his hand. Illustration to the’ Ramayana.’ Probably by a Trichinopoly artist, c.1862. Inscribed on front: ‘A Man with a Monkey’s Head’; on back: ‘Taken from the wall of a temple by a native.’ Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 6 by 4.75 ins. Pres...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 Item

85. Add Or 1033

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Add Or 1033
Title:
Gajendra-moksha
Scope & Content:
Gajendra-moksha. Murshidabad, c.1770. Formerly Album 49, no.3; presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘From’ ‘Dr Fleming’. Gouache with gold; red border. 175 by 125 mm; page 210 by 135 mm. The salvation of the king elephant; he stands on the river-bank holding a lotus flowe...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

86. Add Or 1034

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Add Or 1034
Title:
Radha and Krishna
Scope & Content:
Radha and Krishna. Murshidabad, c.1770. Formerly Album 49, no.4; presented by Dr John Fleming, c.1814. Inscribed above: ‘Krishna’; in a different hand: ‘From Dr Fleming.’ Gouache with gold; red border with narrow yellow inner band. 156 by 115 mm; page 208 by 146 mm. They stand arm in arm o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

87. Add Or 1811

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Add Or 1811
Title:
The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki
Scope & Content:
The marriage ceremony of Vasudeva and Devaki. Basohli (Guler influence), c.1760. Purchased 1 February 1960. Inscribed on reverse with Sanskrit descriptions in nagari and ‘gurmukhi’ characters. Gouache with gold; red border. 227 by 334 mm; page 298 by 403 mm. Reproduced: Losty (1986), 64. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760-1822
Extent:
1 Item

88. Add Or 1858

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Add Or 1858
Title:
Krishna and Kaliya. Artist(s): Sona Kumari (fl.1850-60)
Scope & Content:
Krishna and Kaliya. Drawing with gouache; red border 240 by 180 mm. Krishna is seated on the head of Kaliya playing his flute, with two of the snake wives attending him; aquatic larvae swim in the water and above. Note: Women painters of the family of Siva Lal were mostly employed on devotion...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

89. Add Or 1859

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1859
Title:
Krishna and Kaliya. Artist(s): Sona Kumari (fl.1850-60)
Scope & Content:
Krishna and Kaliya. Drawing. 205 by 150 mm. Krishna triumphs over Kaliya and his wives, whom he drives before him using reins; three aquatic larvae swim above him.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

90. Add Or 1860

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1860
Title:
Ganga seated on a mythical water-creature (makara). Bottala, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-1870)
Scope & Content:
Illustration of a religious subject. Ganga seated on a mythical water-creature ‘(makara).’ By Hira Lal Karmakar, Bottala, Calcutta, c.1860-70. Engraved in Bengali characters: ‘sri hiralal karmakarer krita’ (done by Hira Lal Karmakar); in roman characters: ‘H.L.K.’ Uncoloured wood-engraving; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item