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71. Add Or 3258

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3258
Title:
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra, near Agra
Scope & Content:
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra, near Agra. Inscribed on back in pencil ‘East view of the Tomb of the Emperor Acbar from the garden in the middle of which it is erected at Secundra 3 Coss. or Six Miles from Agra, right hand side of the road leading to Delhi.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815-1815
Extent:
1 Item

72. Add Or 3259

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3259
Title:
A finial inlaid with coloured stone
Scope & Content:
A finial inlaid with coloured stone. Inscribed on front in Persian characters:. Water-colour; 673 by 315 mm. Watermark: ‘J. Whatman 1801.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810-1815
Extent:
1 Item

73. Add Or 3260

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3260
Title:
Section of finial showing screws
Scope & Content:
Section of finial showing screws. Pen-and-ink. 600 by 484 mm. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Pd 14 Ans the 15th April 1812.’ Watermark: ‘Edmeads & Pine 1801.’ Note: On the back an unfinished drawing. The inscription which is clearly linked to Add.Or.3269-3270 suggests that Hyde purchased a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810-1815
Extent:
1 Item

74. Add Or 3261

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3261
Title:
Three gentlemen seated in a pavilion on the banks of a river watching a nautch
Scope & Content:
Three gentlemen seated in a pavilion on the banks of a river watching a nautch. Two girls are performing the ‘Kaharwa’ dance accompanied by seven male and two female musicians. Three attendants stand behind the seated gentlemen, one of whom smokes a hookah. By a Lucknow artist, c.1810. Inscr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

75. Add Or 3262

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3262
Title:
Ground plan of the Jami Masjid, Delhi
Scope & Content:
Ground plan of the Jami‘ Masjid, Delhi. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Ground Plan of the Jumma Masjid at Delhi.’ Pen-and-ink and water-colour on squared paper; 648 by 584 mm. NOTE: The great mosque is drawn in plan and elevation, with the iwan collapsed outwards and the three walls of the court...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

76. Add Or 3263

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3263
Title:
Travelling bungalow of the Mughal Emperor
Scope & Content:
Travelling bungalow of the Mughal Emperor. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Drawing of the Emperor’s travelling House or Bungalow made of wood, used by him when in Camp, the upper apartment is intended for a Havaconnah or place for him to enjoy the air in, the lower for a Durbar, where he receives...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

77. Add Or 3264

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3264
Title:
Travelling bungalow of the Mughal Emperor
Scope & Content:
Travelling bungalow of the Mughal Emperor. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘ Jehanooma Bungalow of Three Stories for Travelling being different Apartments of wood for Bathing, Dressing and for the Emperor when Travelling in Camp. Ground plan and elevation of different apartments of wood used by the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

78. Add Or 3265

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3265
Title:
Summer-house for the Mughal Emperor's children
Scope & Content:
Summer-house for the Mughal Emperor’s children. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A building similar to a Summer House in the Zenana Apartments of the Palace for the King’s children at Delhi. Jahan Nama Bungalow. Jahan Nama Bungalow. A building similar to a Summer House in the Zenana Apartments of...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

79. Add Or 3266

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3266
Title:
Plan of a city showing streets, market place, palaces, houses and gardens
Scope & Content:
Plan of a city showing streets, market place, palaces, houses and gardens. By a Delhi artist, c.1810. Inscribed with notes in English and Persian, also’: An Indian King of .... in the Jeypore Country ...... is named Shere Sing.’ On reverse a seal. Reign year 35. Pen-and-ink; 635 by 533 mm....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1810
Extent:
1 Item

80. Add Or 3267

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3267
Title:
Fanciful scene with a banyan tree covered in monkeys on the banks of a river and outside the walls of a city
Scope & Content:
Fanciful scene with a banyan tree covered in monkeys on the banks of a river and outside the walls of a city. The landscape abounds with animals and birds as well as men and women, while a male figure drives in a pony carriage formed from a lion and a peacock. By a Lucknow artist, c.1820. Ins...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item