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1051. Add Or 2600

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Add Or 2600
Title:
Nawab Asaf al-Daula seated on a rug smoking a hookah and listening to a party of male musicians.
Scope & Content:
Nawab Asaf al-Daula seated on a rug smoking a hookah and listening to a party of male musicians. He is surrounded by a group of courtiers and attendants. Inscribed on back in English in ink: ‘Lukhnou Nawab Asoofooddoala’; in’ nagari’ characters: ‘Luknau asaf-ud-daula navab.’ Water-colour; 16 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1812
Extent:
1 Item

1052. Add Or 2660

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Add Or 2660
Title:
A single storeyed house at Chapra (Bihar).
Scope & Content:
A single-storeyed European house at Chapra (Bihar) standing in a large grassy compound; a European couple standing at the door. Inscribed on back: ‘East View of Chuprah.’ Water-mark of 1794. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18.25 by 25 ins. Black rule border. Note: The inscription was copied f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1796
Extent:
1 Item

1053. Add Or 2661

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Add Or 2661
Title:
A classical European style house with a garden in the foreground.
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A classical European-style house with a garden in the foreground. Two gardeners are at work and a sepoy with a sundial hat is seated by the gate Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 14.5 by 20.5 ins. Indian ink and red rule border.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1796
Extent:
1 Item

1054. Add Or 2662

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Add Or 2662
Title:
The China Tomb, Agra.
Scope & Content:
The China Tomb, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1840. Water-colour; 4.75 by 7.52 ins. Indian ink rule border. Inscribed on mount: ‘The China Tomb at Agra now in ruins (Extracts from the Koran).’ Purchased 20 February 1967. Note: The Chini-ka-rauza (China Tomb) is situated near the tomb ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

1055. Add Or 2663

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Add Or 2663
Title:
The Chaunsath Khambe (Pavilion of Sixty-four pillars) containing the tomb of Atga Khan.
Scope & Content:
The Chaunsath Khambe (Pavilion of Sixty-four pillars) containing the tomb of A‘zam Khan Kokah, Delhi; in the background, the tomb of Atga Khan. By a Delhi artist, c.1820-25. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i maqbarah i A‘zam Khan Kokah i Humayun i padshah’ (Picture of the tomb of A‘z...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1825
Extent:
1 Item

1056. Add Or 2664

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Add Or 2664
Title:
The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow.
Scope & Content:
The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Rumi dawazah Lakhnau’; in English: ‘Roomy Gate Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 6.75 ins. Note: The Rumi Darwaza or Turkish Gate was built by Nawab Asaf al-Daula (ruled 1775-97) in 1784.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

1057. Add Or 2665

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Add Or 2665
Title:
The Martiniere, Lucknow
Scope & Content:
The Martinière, Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Kothi Martini Lakhnau’; in English: ‘The Martinière Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 7 ins. Note: The Martinière was the strange baroque palace built by Major-General Claude Martin (1735-1800) who from 1776 served the Nawab of Oudh.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1860
Extent:
1 Item

1058. Add Or 3116

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Add Or 3116
Title:
The Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), Agra.
Scope & Content:
The Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid), Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1850. Inscribed on mount: ‘The Motee Musjeed at Agra.’ Water-colour; 18.5 by 27.75 ins. Purchased 1925.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

1059. Add Or 3118

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Add Or 3118
Title:
Asaf al-Daula (Nawab of Oudh) at a cock-fight with Europeans.
Scope & Content:
Asaf al-Daula (Nawab of Oudh 1775-97) at a cock-fight. The Nawab, in white ‘jama’ and red trousers, crouches beside an English officer, wearing a red coat and white trousers, watching a cock-fight. Three other European officers stand behind with a number of Indian gentlemen. A servant holds a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1835
Extent:
1 Item

1060. Add Or 3119

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Add Or 3119
Title:
View of the Red Fort, Delhi
Scope & Content:
View of the Red Fort, Delhi, seen across the Jumna; an elephant, cattle and an Indian carriage in the foreground. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i rukar i qil‘ah i mubarak i Shahjahanabad ba-taraf i darya i Jamuna’ (Picture of the view of the blessed fort of Delhi on the sid...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1825
Extent:
1 Item

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