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251. Add Or 3166

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Add Or 3166
Title:
Asaf Khan
Scope & Content:
Asaf Khan. Mughal, c.1630. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 15 May 1961. Drawing with a little colour and gold; grey border with red and green rules, mauve gilt-sprinkled outer border. 140 by 100 mm; page 225 by 162 mm. Asaf Khan stands facing left, three-quarter length, leaning with b...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1630
Extent:
1 Item

252. Add Or 3167

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3167
Title:
The Mughal emperor Akbar II. Artist(s): Jivan Ram, Raja (fl. 1825-1840)
Scope & Content:
Head and shoulders portrait of the Mughal Emperor Akbar II (1759-1837, ruled 1806-37). c.1834. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: in English: ‘ India, by Juan Ram;’ in ink: ‘Acber Shah, late King of Delhi.’ Purchased 1971, together with WD3110-3119 and Add.Or.3168-3...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1834
Extent:
1 Item

253. Add Or 3171

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3171
Title:
A Sikh sardar, probably Raja Suchet Singh
Scope & Content:
A Sikh sardar, probably Raja Suchet Singh (1801-44), standing facing left and wearing a white dress and turban. He has a black shield on his back and a sword in a crimson scabbard at his side. By a Lahore or Amritsar artist, Punjab Plains, c.1837. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Costume and at...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1837
Extent:
1 Item

254. Add Or 3172

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3172
Title:
Raja Karam Singh of Patiala (1813-45)
Scope & Content:
Raja Karam Singh of Patiala (1813-45). Punjab Plains, c.1855 (probably by a Lahore or Amritsar artist). Purchased 20 May 1971 (together with WD3110-3119 and Add.Or.3167-3171), from the collection of Godfrey Thomas Vigne, the early traveller in the Punjab and Himalayas who visited the Sikh cour...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1835
Extent:
1 Item

255. Add Or 3174

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3174
Title:
A de A Rajepakse, a Ceylonese convert to Christianity
Scope & Content:
Portrait of A de A Rajepakse, a Ceylonese convert to Christianity, accompanied by two attendants, standing by a path leading to a bungalow. By a Ceylonese artist, c.1818. Water-colour; 15.25 by 12 ins. Purchased 1971. Note: This appears to be one of the original water-colours from which an a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1818
Extent:
1 Item

256. Add Or 3175

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3175
Title:
Maharaja Abhi Singh(?) of Jodhpur (1725-50)
Scope & Content:
A Jodhpur nobleman. Jodhpur, Marwar, mid-18th century. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Inscribed on reverse in Persian:’ Bhim Singh Jodhpuri.’ Drawing with touches of colour. 217 by 146 mm. The nobleman, perhaps Maharaja Abhi Singh of Jodhpur (1725-50), stands facing...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

257. Add Or 3176

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3176
Title:
Muhammad Ishaq Khan Mutaman al-Daula
Scope & Content:
Muhammad Ishaq Khan Mutaman al-Daula. Mughal, c.1780. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Inscribed in Persian: ‘navab muhammad ‘isa’ [erased] ‘ishaq khan bahadur bah hamah sifat-i mausuf’ (Nawab Muhammad Ishaq Khan Bahadur with every quality ascribed to him). ‘Charba’; mo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1770
Extent:
1 Item

258. Add Or 3177

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3177
Title:
The Abyssinian minister Malik Ambar
Scope & Content:
The Abyssinian minister Malik Ambar. Deccan, c.1650. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Drawing. 222 by 140 mm. Reverse: a 17th-century Mughal sketch of a nobleman and his lady. The minister stands facing right, his face in profile, holding a long sword, and wearing a s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1650
Extent:
1 Item

259. Add Or 3178

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3178
Title:
Rana Bhim Singh (1778-1828)
Scope & Content:
Rana Bhim Singh of Mewar (1778-1828). Udaipur, c.1820. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 29 January 1971. Inscribed on front in nagari characters:’ Ranaji Bhim Singh’; in Persian: ‘Ra‘na Bhim Singh Bahadur Bhim.’ Line drawing with touches of water-colour. 200 by 128 mm. Rana Bhim Singh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

260. Add Or 3279

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3279
Title:
Timur Shah with two attendants, one holding a fly-whisk
Scope & Content:
Timur Shah with two attendants, one holding a fly-whisk. Inscribed on back in Persian characters: ‘Timur Shah padshah ast u wakil-i rajah pish istadah ast’ (Timur Shah and in front stands the master of the standard). by mm. Note: The painting has been cut in half.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

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