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431. Mss Eur F85/58, ff.3-41

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Mss Eur F85/58, ff.3-41
Title:
A sketch of Hakim Khuda Baksh and Din Muhammad Syed Imam Shah seated together and a torn sketch-book containing 21 portrait-sketches, head and shoulders, made as aide-memoire to the manuscript 'Notes on Sikh Officers after 2nd Sikh War'. c. 1849. Artis
Scope & Content:
Deposited on permanent loan by his descendant, John W. Lawrence Esq., 14 May 1954, and donated in 1992. f.3 Sketch of Hakim Khuda Baksh and Din Muhammad Syed Imam Shah seated together. c.1849. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Hakeem Khoda Baksh Deen Mohammad Syud Imam Shah.’ Pen-and-ink; 5 by 9 ins...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1849
Extent:
1 Item

432. Mss Eur G38/1/II, Vd

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur G38/1/II, Vd
Title:
Maharaja Kharak Singh of the Punjab (1839)
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Kharak Singh of the Punjab (1839-40). Punjab Plains, Sikh, mid-19th century. Bowring Album; purchased July 1959. Gouache; oval. 88 by 70 mm. Maharaja Kharak Singh is depicted half-length, dressed in red and green, holding a white kerchief.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

433. Or 4769, f.6

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.6
Title:
Siva and Parvati in their cave with Nandi, he with five visible heads, with Bhagiratha standing before them, in ascetic's garb with a rosary.
Scope & Content:
Siva and Parvati in their cave with Nandi, exactly as before, except that he now shows five visible heads (four with their eyes closed in meditation) and is four armed (noose, trident, quoit and drum), with Bhagiratha standing before them, in ascetic’s garb with a rosary. Inscribed in Persian: ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

434. Or 4769, f.20

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.20
Title:
The sage Dattatreya seated on a little chabutra, long haired and almost naked, with vessels in front of him. Dattatreya is among the minor avatars of Vishnu.
Scope & Content:
The sage Dattatreya seated on little chabutra, long haired and almost naked, with vessels in front of him. Dattatreya is among the minor avatars of Visnu. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘datatrayo.’ ‘20. Represents the famous Rishy Datatraio.’
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

435. Or 4769, f.21

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.21
Title:
Nara and Narayana, avatars of Vishnu, represented respectively as a crowned traditionally dressed warrior (ksatriya?) approaching a haloed and bearded ascetic.
Scope & Content:
Nara and Narayana, avatars of Visnu, represented respectively as a crowned traditionally dressed warrior (‘ksatriya?’) approaching a haloed and bearded ascetic seated like Dattatreya. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘nar. narain.’ On the lower left margin in ‘nagari’: ‘..5.’ ‘21. Two incarnations ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

436. Or 4770, f.7

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.7
Title:
The ascetic Bhagiratha, walking along blowing a conch, being followed by a makara, walking along with a puddle of water around it, and on which is seated the goddess Ganga holding a lotus.
Scope & Content:
The ascetic Bhagiratha, walking along blowing a conch, being followed by a ‘makara’, walking along with a puddle of water around it, and on which is seated the goddess Ganga holding a lotus. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘bhagiratha. ganga.’ ‘7. Ganga, the Ganges, with her attributes, following ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

437. Or 4770, f.20

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.20
Title:
Narada, dressed in dhoti and scarf, crowned and haloed, carrying a vina over one shoulder and with a rosary in his left hand.
Scope & Content:
Narada, dressed in dhoti and scarf, crowned and haloed, carrying a vina over one shoulder and with a rosary in his left hand. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘narad.’ ‘20. Nard, the Inventor of the Bin, the Daiota of concord & discord, of counsel and a noted Muni, 2d. son’ of Birmha.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

438. Or 4770, f.23

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.23
Title:
Two ancient sages, Vamadeva and Risabha, the former seated on a mat on the ground, the latter still in kingly costume, haloed, with sword and crown.
Scope & Content:
Two ancient sages, Vamadeva and Risabha, the former seated on a mat on the ground, the latter still in kingly costume, haloed, with sword and crown. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘vamdev rikha’ (i.e. rishi). ‘rikhab dev.’ ‘23, Rikhal daie and Barndaio rickh.’ On the lower left margin in ‘nagari...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

439. Or 4770, f.25

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.25
Title:
The sage Kapila, seated cross-legged on a small platform, haloed, his right hand holding a rosary
Scope & Content:
The sage Kapila, seated cross-legged on a small platform, haloed, his right hand holding a rosary. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘kapal mun.’ On the lower left margin in ‘nagari’: ‘4.’ ‘25. Caupal Muny another man in the Mahabharut.’ Note: Kapila was the founder of the Sankhya philosophical sy...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

440. Or 4770, f.26

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.26
Title:
The sage Vyasa, standing, bearded and haloed, wearing a white lungi and a cap.
Scope & Content:
The sage Vyasa, standing, bearded and haloed, wearing a white lungi and a cap. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘byas man.’ ‘26. Baïas Muny the author of the Mahabharut.’ Note: Vyasa looks more like a Kabirpanthi ascetic. Vyasa is the traditional compiler of the Vedas and of the Mahabharata.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

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