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21. Add Or 3129, f.2

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.2
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals. Dara Shikoh's dedicatory inscription to Nadira Banu Begum.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds, lynxes, foxes and lions; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1630-40. Executed in gold, with an inscription (‘see above)’ which has been obliterated in gold; the gold has subsequently worn away, particularly over the black ink o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

22. Add Or 3129, f.8

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.8
Title:
A bustard standing by water
Scope & Content:
A bustard stands on grassland by water, looking to the right; birds and cloudy sky above. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c 1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 185 by 113 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.CXX. NOTE: A later version of th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

23. Add Or 3129, f.9v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.9v
Title:
A night-heron with a pink lily
Scope & Content:
A night heron (‘Nycticorax nycticorax nicticorax,’ Linn.) stands with its feet in water, facing left; a pink lily grows on the left. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 165 by 102 mm. Reproduced: Brown (1925), pl.LV, fig.2.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

24. Add Or 3129, f.10

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.10
Title:
A drake by a pool with a water-lily
Scope & Content:
A drake stands beside a pool, facing right. A pink water-lily (possibly ‘Nelumbo’ Sp.) is on the right and trees are on the horizon. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; panel of sky added. 163 by 101 mm, including panel at top. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

25. Add Or 3129, f.31v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.31v
Title:
Two pigeons beside a dove-cot
Scope & Content:
Two pigeons are perched beside a portable dove-cote. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; background not coloured. 166 by 107 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

26. Add Or 3129, f.32

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.32
Title:
Two drakes in a landscape
Scope & Content:
Two drakes (‘Anas platyrhynchos,’ Linn.) are in a landscape, one dozing. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 165 by 106 mm. Reproduced: Burns (1925).
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

27. Add Or 3129, f.71v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.71v
Title:
A pair of pheasants in a landscape with flowers
Scope & Content:
A pair of pheasants in a landscape with flowers, the cock in the foreground and the hen crouching in the middle distance. By the same artist as f.63v, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 170 by 109 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

28. Add Or 3129, f.72

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.72
Title:
Two partridges with insects and birds
Scope & Content:
Two partridges on grassland. One eats a winged insect and birds fly above. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 172 by 109 mm. NOTE: A later version of this is in an album in the collection of Her Majesty the Q...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

29. Add Or 3129, f.77v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.77v
Title:
Formal landscape in gold with trees, flowers, and animals.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds, lynxes, foxes and lions; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1635-40. Executed in gold; same design as f.2. 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

30. Add Or 3129, f.78v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.78v
Title:
Formal landscape in gold with trees, flowers and animals. LIbrarian's seal.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with animals, same as f.78r. Mughal, c.1635-40. Guard page, executed in gold. 325 by 235 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

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