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1. Add Or 3

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Add Or 3
Title:
Village life in Kashmir. Artist(s): Mir Kalan Khan (fl.c.1760-80)
Scope & Content:
Village life in Kashmir. By Mir Kalan Khan, Lucknow, c.1760. Purchased 13 April 1954. Inscribed on border in Persian: ‘majlis-i kashmir, ‘amal-i mir kalan’ (A Kashmiri assembly, the work of Mir Kalan). Gouache with a little gold; on an album page with yellow and apricot borders, the outer bo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 483

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Add Or 483
Title:
A landscape with a shrine and pilgrims
Scope & Content:
A scene at a shrine. Murshidabad, c.1760. Purchased January 1957. Gouache with gold; pale blue borders with floral decoration in gold. 253 by 333 mm; pages 270 by 350 mm. Reproduced: Welch (1963), no.84; Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 23. A shrine to Siva, flying a red banner from the roof pi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 484

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 484
Title:
A river scene with a nobleman in a morpunkhi, with a shrine and travellers
Scope & Content:
A river scene. Murshidabad, c.1760. Purchased January 1957. Gouache with gold; pale blue borders with floral decoration in gold. 253 by 333 mm; pages 270 by 350 mm. Reproduced: Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 24. In the middle of the river is a peacock barge in which a wealthy nobleman rides, ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 542

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Add Or 542
Title:
View of Lahore
Scope & Content:
View of Lahore (Punjab). Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Taswir’ [‘naqshah’]’ i dar al-saltanat Lahaur’ (Picture of the seat of government Lahore); on back in English: ‘The City of Lahore.’ 1819 water-mark. 16 by 29 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 543

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 543
Title:
View of Amritsar
Scope & Content:
View of Amritsar (Punjab). Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i qil‘ah i Gobindgarh ya‘ni Amritsar’ (Picture of the fortress of Gobindgarh that is Amritsar); on back in English: ‘The Fort of Gobindgarh, 18 Coss from Lahore.’ 1819 water-mark. 21 by 29 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 544

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 544
Title:
View of Amritsar
Scope & Content:
Another view of the city of Amritsar (Punjab). Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i shahr i Amritsar’ (Picture of the city of Amritsar); on back in English: ‘The City of Amritsar.’ 1822 water-mark. 14 by 29 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 675

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 675
Title:
Rock, Fort and bridge between Trichinopoly and Srirangam
Scope & Content:
Rock, fort and bridge between Trichinopoly and Srirangam. Inscribed: ‘A Temple on a Hill and a Bridge near to Trichinopoly.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 887

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Add Or 887
Title:
Panorama of Delhi.
Scope & Content:
Panorama of Delhi seen from the Ridge (i.e. the north-west) showing the city of Shahjahanabad silhouetted against the sky; in the middle distance the city wall; from right to left, Garstin’s Bastion, the Lahore Gate, the Kabuli Gate, the Shah Bastion and the Kashmir Gate with St. James’s Church ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 1964

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1964
Title:
Street scene probably in Lucknow, with shops and traders; a horseman with retainers is riding by.
Scope & Content:
Street scene probably in Lucknow, with shops and traders; a horseman with retainers is riding by. Water-colour; 12.75 by 18 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1800
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 2516

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2516
Title:
Landscape, Hazaribagh (Bihar).
Scope & Content:
Landscape showing the countryside around Hazaribagh (Bihar) with hills, paddy fields, a small Muslim tomb and a lotus pool. Inscribed: ‘A Tank of Lotus’s near Hazareebaug.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1825
Extent:
1 Item