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31. Add Or 949

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Add Or 949
Title:
Central pillar, Diwan-i-Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Central pillar, Diwan-i Khas, Fatehpur Sikri. Probably by the Calcutta artist Sita Ram, c.1816. Inscribed: ‘View of a building in the palace of the Emperor Akber at Futtihpore Sicri called the Ek Khumba or Hall of the Pillar. 1816.’ Water-colour; 16 by 16 ins. Purchased 23 September 1952, a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1816
Extent:
1 Item

32. 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

33. Add Or 1790

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1790
Title:
Plan of the Red Fort, Delhi. Artist(s): Nidhamal (fl.mid 18th century)
Scope & Content:
Plan of the Red Fort, Delhi. By Nidhamal, Mughal, c.1750. The inscription on the reverse suggests that the picture was in the collection of Robert Orme who was in India from 1742 to 1758, although it is not included in Hill (1916). It was presumably acquired by the Library with the Orme Colle...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1750
Extent:
1 Item

34. Add Or 1911

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1911
Title:
Diagram of the Golden City and the Royal Palace, Mandalay (or Amarapura?)
Scope & Content:
Diagram of the Golden City and the Royal Palace, Mandalay, Burma. By a Burmese artists, c.1855-60. Inscribed on the outside in Burmese characters. The plan is inscribed with notes and measurements. Opaque water-colour. Acquired 1 August 1934. Note: The Royal palace was built just before 18...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1855-1860
Extent:
1 Item

35. Add Or 2616

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2616
Title:
Albury Church, Surrey. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), after
Scope & Content:
Albury Church, Surrey. By a Delhi artist, 1858. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Old Albury Church -’ ‘copied by a native of Delhi from Water Colour by W. P. 1858. E.A.P. to Mrs H.’ Oval, water-colour on ivory; 2 by 2.5 ins. Presented by Miss Vera Blackhall from Lady Invernairn’s estate, 10 April ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1858
Extent:
1 Item

36. Add Or 3100

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3100
Title:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi.
Scope & Content:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi; in the foreground an Englishman on horseback with a servant. By a Delhi artist, c.1848. Inscribed in Persian characters on border below picture: ‘Burj i Masjid i Quwat al-Islam. Naqsha i Minar Qutb Sahib Burj i nau sakht’ (Tower of the Mosque ‘Quwat al-Islam’. Picture ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1848
Extent:
1 Item

37. Add Or 3116

Reference (shelfmark):
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

38. Add Or 3187

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3187
Title:
Interior of the Throne Roon in the Palace of Tirumala Nayyak
Scope & Content:
Interior of the Throne Roon (the ‘Swarga Vilasa’ or Celestial Pavilion) in the Palace of Tirumala Nayyak (1627-59) at Madurai. A British officer can be seen seated on the dais under a canopy and a punkah with clerks sitting at a table in front of him and a group of plaintiffs waiting at the sid...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1840
Extent:
1 Item

39. Add Or 3280

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3280
Title:
A two storeyed Palladian mansion, probably in Madras
Scope & Content:
A two storeyed Palladin mansion, probably in Madras. A ‘chaprassi’ with a Maratha-type turban stands at the foot of a flight of steps. By a Madras artist, c.1835. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Belfort House. Our place of residence;’ on original mount; ‘Cadell Esq.’. Water-colour; 26 by 42 c...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1835
Extent:
1 Item

40. Add Or 3309

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3309
Title:
The North front of Government House, Calcutta, with the Marquess of Hastings leaving in a carriage
Scope & Content:
The North front of Government House, Calcutta, with the Marquess of Hastings leaving in a carriage, his bodyguard accompanying him. On the right a gateway of Government House with Fort William and its telegraph mast in the background; on the left another gateway and part of Chowringhee Road. B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

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