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1. Add MS 78748(14)

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Add MS 78748(14)
Title:
Uganda. Sulimani with lion cub. Photographer: Bell, Henry Hesketh Joudou
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Snapshot portrait of an African servant holding a lion cub.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1906-1909
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 78748(16)

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Add MS 78748(16)
Title:
Uganda. Lion cubs at play in garden. Photographer: Bell, Henry Hesketh Joudou
Scope & Content:
Two lion cubs on the lawn on Government House, Entebbe. The cubs were given to Bell in 1907 by an Indian merchant in Entebbe (see 'Glimpses of a Governor's Life,' pp. 167-68).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1907
Extent:
1 item

3. Add Or 1047

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Add Or 1047
Title:
A hermit with a lion
Scope & Content:
A hermit with a lion. Mughal, c.1700. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Sheik Selim Chisti in his hermitage brought to light by taming a lion. He first was a favourite of Akber and then killed his own son pretending to transfer his life to Jehangir so that this prince might have a son’; in Persian chara...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3129, f.1v

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Add Or 3129, f.1v
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds and a lion; clouds at top. Mughal. c.1635-40. Guard page executed in gold 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3129, f.2

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Add Or 3129, f.2
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals. Dara Shikoh's dedicatory inscription to Nadira Banu Begum.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds, lynxes, foxes and lions; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1630-40. Executed in gold, with an inscription (‘see above)’ which has been obliterated in gold; the gold has subsequently worn away, particularly over the black ink o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3129, f.77v

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Add Or 3129, f.77v
Title:
Formal landscape in gold with trees, flowers, and animals.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds, lynxes, foxes and lions; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1635-40. Executed in gold; same design as f.2. 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3129, f.78v

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Add Or 3129, f.78v
Title:
Formal landscape in gold with trees, flowers and animals. LIbrarian's seal.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with animals, same as f.78r. Mughal, c.1635-40. Guard page, executed in gold. 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 3129, f.79v

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Add Or 3129, f.79v
Title:
Formal landscape in gold with trees, flowers and animals, including a lion springing on a buffalo.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with birds, deer, and a lion springing upon a buffalo. Mughal, c.1635-40. Guard page, executed in gold. 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 4148

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Add Or 4148
Title:
A lion, facing left, and rather mangy. Artist(s): Gangaram Cintamani Tambat (fl.1790s)
Scope & Content:
A lion, facing left, and rather mangy. Inscribed above: ‘Lion’. Water-colour on paper; 161 by 243 mm. Note: for a wax model of this lion, also by Gangaram, see F872.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 5265

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Add Or 5265
Title:
‘The British leaving India.’ A comical rather than ferocious lion!
Scope & Content:
‘The British leaving India.’ A comical rather than ferocious lion! By a student at the Calcutta School of Art, 1943-44. Gouache on paper; 9 by 14 cm. Written by the donor on reverse of original frame: ‘The British Leaving India by a student of the Calcutta Art School.’ Gift of Mrs Margaret ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1943-1944
Extent:
1 Item