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1. Add Or 952

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Add Or 952
Title:
Krishna celebrating the Holi Festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under red canopy. Artist(s): Hulas Lal (c.1785-c.1875)
Scope & Content:
Krishna celebrating the Holi festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under a red canopy. By Hulas Lal (c.1785-1875), a Patna artist, c.1830. Water-colour; squared for enlargement; 9 by 12 ins. Presented by Michael Archer, 10 May 1968. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer in Bihar from Sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 990

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Add Or 990
Title:
The screen around the cenotaph in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Scope & Content:
The screen round the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18 by 24.5 ins. Narrow Indian ink border and rules. Water-mark of 1827. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 991

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Add Or 991
Title:
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra.
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Sikandrah maqbarah i Akbar badshah du kuruh mufasilah az qil‘ah i Agrah. bist u du’ (Sikandra: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, two leagues distant from the Agra fort. No.22.) Water-co...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 992

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 992
Title:
Courtyard of a house with a canopy.
Scope & Content:
Courtyard of a house with canopy. Door-keepers in red and green liveries stand on each of the verandahs. By a Patna artist, c.1815. 1814 water-mark. Unfinished water-colour; 17 by 25.5 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 194...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3932

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3932
Title:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the summit
Scope & Content:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the su mmit. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1820-30. Water-colour: 222 by 178 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3983

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Add Or 3983
Title:
Christopher Webb Smith's house on the lake at Gaya, Bihar
Scope & Content:
Christopher Webb Smith’s house on the lake at Gaya, Bihar. A yacht race in progress. By a Patna artist, c.1824-30. Water-colour; 152 by 203 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Purchased by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1948 from the family collection of Ishw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1830
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3999

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3999
Title:
Vaisnava priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh. Artist(s): Shiva Lal (c.1820-80)
Scope & Content:
Vaishnava priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh, Santal Parganas, Bhihar. By Siva Lal (c.1820-80) a Patna artist c.1870. Inscribed on front in nagari characters: ‘baijnathji.’ Water-colour; 216 by 190 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 197...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 4032

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4032
Title:
Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chisti
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chisti in the courtyard of the Jami‘ Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri. By a Delhi artist, c.1820. Inscribed on front: ‘Futtehpore Sicri’. Water-colour; black rule borders; 274 by 450 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 4033

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4033
Title:
Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi
Scope & Content:
Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1820-25. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Feroze Shah’s Pillar;’ in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i kotlah i kunhan i mutassil i Dihli i mashhur ast’ (Picture of the famous old kotla near Delhi). Water-colour; black border; 250 by 343 mm. From the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1825
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 4034

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4034
Title:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi.
Scope & Content:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-35. Inscribed on front: ‘Kootub Minar near Delhi’. Water-colour; black rule border; 222 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: The painting was made after the Qutb Minar had been repaired by Major Ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1835
Extent:
1 Item