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291. Add Or 4472

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Add Or 4472
Title:
Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab (reg. 1780-1839)
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Punjab (reg.1780-1839), bearing sword and shield, and standing on a terrace with water and trees beyond. By a Delhi artist, c.1816-20. Water-colour; 205 by 160 mm. From the collections of James Baillie and William Fraser, and by family descent. Purchased 1989. N...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816-1829
Extent:
1 Item

292. Add Or 4473

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Add Or 4473
Title:
Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace: Khvaja Mu‘in al-Din; Ghaus al-A‘zam; Khvaja Qutb al-Din; Shaikh Mihr; Shah Sharaf Bu ‘Ali Qalandar; Sultan Musa Shaikh
Scope & Content:
Six Sufi saints seated on a terrace. By a Rajasthani (Kishangarh?) artist, c.1760. Inscribed with the names of the saints in Persian: ‘Khvaja Mu‘in al-Din; Ghaus al-A‘zam; Khvaja Qutb al-Din; Shaykh Mihr; Shah Sharaf Bu ‘Ali Qalandar; Sultan Musa Shaykh;’ and in Hindi: ‘Chvaje Mainuldin; Gosal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

293. Add Or 4475

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Add Or 4475
Title:
A portrait of the naked ascetic Pothi Sadhu of Mathura
Scope & Content:
A portrait of the naked ascetic Pothi Sadhu of Mathura, who sits on an animal skin with his right foot caught up under his right armpit, and wearing just a green turban with a white cloth wound round it and over his mouth. Around him are positioned his garment, shoes, crutch, bow and bowls. By...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1816-1820
Extent:
1 Item

294. Add Or 4505

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Add Or 4505
Title:
The Pipe of Peace. A Pathan smoking a hookah watched by a cat. Artist(s): Deuskar, Gopal Damodar (1911-94)
Scope & Content:
‘The Pipe of Peace.’ A Pathan smoking a hookah watched by a cat. Signed and dated:’ G.D. Deuskar 28.7.30.’ Water-colour heightened with white; 24.5 by 35.5 . cm. Note: Gopal Damodar Deuskar (1911-94), born in Ahmednagar, studied at the J.J. School of Art Bombay. He won the Gold Medal of the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1930
Extent:
1 Item

295. Add Or 4539

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Add Or 4539
Title:
Various types outside a hut
Scope & Content:
Various types outside a hut (in Tavoy?). 39 by 51 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1855
Extent:
1 Item

296. Add Or 4647-4658

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Add Or 4647-4658
Title:
12 mica drawings from three different sets
Scope & Content:
12 mica drawings from three different sets. By Benares or Patna artists, c.1880. Opaque water-colour on mica; 13.5 by 10; 15 by 10.5; and 13.5 by 18 cm. Presented 1992 by Dr Pym. Note: Comprising parts of sets of servants (2), castes (6), and transport (4), respectively.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1880
Extent:
1 Item

297. Add Or 4664

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Add Or 4664
Title:
Five male types standing in a line
Scope & Content:
Five male types standing in a line. By a Tanjore or Madras artist, c.1820. Inscribed in ink beneath four of the five figures: ‘Sanyassee or religious Mendicant; Goshein; ...; Beggar; Snake Charmer.’ All these are copied from faint pencil inscriptions, except that the original middle inscripti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

298. Add Or 4670

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Add Or 4670
Title:
A Khojeh of Uzbek Tartary
Scope & Content:
f.1v ‘A Khojeh of Uzbek Tartary. Plate by to face Page 1103.’ By a Delhi artist, c.1810 On album page above: ‘By Native Artist.’ Water-colour; 18.5 by 11 cm. Note: Elphinstone’s ‘Cabool,’ pl.X, opposite p.469. He notes that the portrait represents ‘Mahommed Hu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

299. Add Or 4671

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Add Or 4671
Title:
Dooraunee Shepherd.
Scope & Content:
f.7 ‘Dooraunee Shepherd. Plate II to face Page 517. By Native Artist.’. By a Delhi artist, c.1810 Water-colour; 25 by 16 cm. Note: Elphinstone’s ‘Cabool,’ pl.II (‘Dooraunee Shepherds’), left hand figure only. He stands against an uncoloured background, with beautiful...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

300. Add Or 4672

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4672
Title:
A Dooraunee Gentleman
Scope & Content:
f.8 ‘A Dooraunee Gentleman. Plate III to face Page 523.’. By a Delhi artist, c.1810 Inscribed on album page: ‘By Native Artist.’. Water-colour heightened with gold; 24.5 by 31.25 cm. Note: Elphinstone’s ‘Cabool’, pl.III, opposite p.414. Paper watermarked ‘Kent...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

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