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31. Add Or 1259

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1259
Title:
Five tent orderlies of Skinner's horse.
Scope & Content:
Five tent orderlies of Skinner’s Horse, one dressed in white, four in blue, yellow and red; one holding a huge mallet. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘khalasan’; in English: ‘Kalassies o Skinner Horse.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

32. Add Or 1260

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1260
Title:
Gurkha chiefs with soldiers standing in a wooded landscape.
Scope & Content:
Portraits of Gurkha chiefs with soldiers standing in a wooded landscape. Inscribed: ‘Ghoorkha Chiefs and Soldiers.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

33. Add Or 1263

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1263
Title:
Two soldiers of Skinner's Horse skirmishing and firing at each other with blanks
Scope & Content:
Two solders of Skinner’s Horse skirmishing and firing at each other with blanks.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

34. Add Or 1266

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1266
Title:
Colonel Skinner's bearer, Jawahir, an orderly, Thakur Singh, and a rough-rider, Bahadur Khan
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Colonel Skinner’s bearer, Jawahir, an orderly, Thakur Singh, and a rough-rider, Bahadur Khan. Inscribed: ‘Col. Skinner’s bearer Jowahir, Chuprassie Thakoor Sing. Buhadoor Khan, Rough Rider.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

35. Add Or 1363

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1363
Title:
Soldiers from Mandi and Bihawi
Scope & Content:
Soldiers from Mandi and Bihawi (?). Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Mandhi. Bihawi’; in English: ‘Mundee Soldiers.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

36. Add Or 1382

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1382
Title:
Cavalryman mounted on a white horse and carrying a lance with pennant
Scope & Content:
Cavalryman mounted on a white horse and carrying a lance with pennant. Inscribed in Persian characters:’ Sawar i sher rajiman’ (Trooper of the lion regiment); in English: ‘General Allard’s Cavalry, Punjaub. 1838.’ Note: General Allard was a French adventurer who trained Ranjit Singh’s cavalry ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

37. Add Or 1383

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1383
Title:
Unfinished pencil sketch of cavalryman with lance.
Scope & Content:
Unfinished pencil sketch of cavalryman with lance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

38. Add Or 1384

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1384
Title:
Cavalryman with lance and saddle-cloth ornamented with a lion
Scope & Content:
Cavalryman with lance and saddle-cloth ornamented with a lion. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Sawar i siyah’ (black trooper). Note: The inscription suggests that this may be an Abyssinian mercenary, but Ranjit Singh is not known to have employed these.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

39. Add Or 1385

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1385
Title:
Body-guard of Ranjit Singh; two cavalrymen
Scope & Content:
Body-guard of Ranjit Singh: two horsemen on richly caparisoned mounts. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Sawardan i khass’; in English: ‘Lahore Life Guards 1838.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

40. Add Or 1394

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1394
Title:
Kabuli horseman in chain mail
Scope & Content:
Kabuli horseman in chain mail holding a lance (Afghanistan). Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Zirah-posh i Kabul’; in English: ‘Caubool cavalry’ in ‘chain armour.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1838-1839
Extent:
1 Item

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