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1. Add Or 917

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Add Or 917
Title:
Four illustrations on one sheet: (1) Sundar (the lover-thief) riding to Burdwan; (2) the Kotwal arresting him; (3) women visiting an ascetic; (4) a mail coach. Bottala and Kombuleetola, Calcutta. Artist(s): Hira Lal Karmakar (fl.1860-70) and Gopi Charan Svarnakar (fl.1860-70)
Scope & Content:
Illustrations of literary and popular subjects. Four on one sheet. Three are illustrations of a Bengali poem, the ‘Bidyasundar’ showing (i) Sundar (the lover-thief) riding to Burdwan; (2) the kotwal arresting him; (3) women visiting an ascetic; (4) a mail coach. By Hira Lal Karmakar of Bottal...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1860-1870
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1850

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1850
Title:
Woman seated at a table by a window overlooking the Ganges. She is smoking a hookah and writing a letter, a child beside her. Artist(s): Fakir Chand Lal (c.1790-c.1865)
Scope & Content:
Woman seated at a table by a window overlooking the Ganges. She is smoking a hookah and writing a letter, a child beside her. Gouache; 8.75 by 6.75 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4574

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4574
Title:
A nautch attended by Bengalis and Europeans, intended to be a portayal of the Kali Yuga. Artist(s): Jadavendra Karmakar (fl.1850s)
Scope & Content:
A nautch attended by Bengalis and Europeans, with two dancing girls and musicians, intended to be a portayal of the Kali Yuga. Engraved in Bengali: ‘sri jadabendra karmakarer krta sam. bardaman bada bajarate ei chapa paibe kalirajar sabha’, and inscribed in pencil: ‘The last age. The court of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1850-1855
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 5465

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5465
Title:
Prince Sukhdev with his bride seated on a terrace on their wedding night.
Scope & Content:
Prince Sukhdev with his bride. A couple are seated on a terrace before a pavilion; he delicately pulls at the lady’s veil, while she bashfully resists. Garlands suggest that this is a post-wedding scene. A two-light standing girandole of blue glass lights the terrace (although it is not nigh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

5. Foster 1064

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1064
Title:
Claret jug given to Charles Duncan Cooper in 1877.
Scope & Content:
A silver and crystal claret jug presented to Lieutenant Charles Duncan Cooper (1849-1929) of the Bombay Fusiliers (103rd Regiment) by his colleagues, Lieutenant William Carre Riddell and Lieutenant Henry Henzey Fraser Pidcock, on the year of his marriage to Blanche Mary Johnston. The jug’s silve...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1859-1877
Extent:
1 Item

6. P477

Reference (shelfmark):
P477
Title:
'Peace in India on the Conquest of Seringapatam'. Nine line engravings by an unknown artist. Published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 1799.
Scope & Content:
'Peace in India on the Conquest of Seringapatam'. Nine line engravings by an unknown artist. Published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 1799.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1799
Extent:
1 Item

7. P487

Reference (shelfmark):
P487
Title:
'An Interesting Scene on board an East-Indiaman showing the effects of a heavy lurch - after dinner'. Caricature by G. Cruikshank. Published by G. Humphrey, London, 1818. Artist(s): Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)
Scope & Content:
'An Interesting Scene on board an East-Indiaman showing the effects of a heavy lurch - after dinner'. Caricature by G. Cruikshank. Published by G. Humphrey, London, 1818.. Artist(s): Cruikshank, George (1792-1878)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 Item

8. P518

Reference (shelfmark):
P518
Title:
'Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match'. Mezzotint engraving by Richard Earlom after John Zoffany. Published by Robert Sayer, London, 1792. Artist(s): Earlom, Richard (1743-1822), after Zoffany, Johann (1743-1810)
Scope & Content:
'Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match'. Mezzotint engraving by Richard Earlom after John Zoffany. Published by Robert Sayer, London, 1792.. Artist(s): Earlom, Richard (1743-1822), after Zoffany, Johann (1743-1810)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1792
Extent:
1 Item

9. P782

Reference (shelfmark):
P782
Title:
European child with bearer, ayah and fruit seller. Coloured print from the painting by Lieut. Col. H. B. Henderson, BNI, c.1856. Artist(s): Henderson, Lt. Col. Henry Barkley (1793-1862) after
Scope & Content:
European child with bearer, ayah and fruit seller. Coloured print from the painting by Lieut. Col. H. B. Henderson, BNI, c.1856.. Artist(s): Henderson, Lt. Col. Henry Barkley (1793-1862) after
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1856
Extent:
1 Item

10. P783

Reference (shelfmark):
P783
Title:
'The Bengal Levee'. Coloured engraving by H.M. Smith (Calcutta, 1843) from an etching by James Gillray (Publ. 1792), with identifications of many of the characters. Artist(s): Smith, H.M., after Gillray, James (1757-1815)
Scope & Content:
'The Bengal Levee'. Coloured engraving by H.M. Smith (Calcutta, 1843) from an etching by James Gillray (Publ. 1792), with identifications of many of the characters.. Artist(s): Smith, H.M., after Gillray, James (1757-1815)
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843
Extent:
1 Item