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2151. Or 4770, f.25

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.25
Title:
The sage Kapila, seated cross-legged on a small platform, haloed, his right hand holding a rosary
Scope & Content:
The sage Kapila, seated cross-legged on a small platform, haloed, his right hand holding a rosary. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘kapal mun.’ On the lower left margin in ‘nagari’: ‘4.’ ‘25. Caupal Muny another man in the Mahabharut.’ Note: Kapila was the founder of the Sankhya philosophical sy...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

2152. Or 4770, f.26

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.26
Title:
The sage Vyasa, standing, bearded and haloed, wearing a white lungi and a cap.
Scope & Content:
The sage Vyasa, standing, bearded and haloed, wearing a white lungi and a cap. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘byas man.’ ‘26. Baïas Muny the author of the Mahabharut.’ Note: Vyasa looks more like a Kabirpanthi ascetic. Vyasa is the traditional compiler of the Vedas and of the Mahabharata.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

2153. Or 4770, f.32

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.32
Title:
Guru Nanak, dressed in a blue long gown and a blue pointed cap, haloed, seated on a terrace with the musician Mardana dressed in a long green jama and green turban, playing the rebab.
Scope & Content:
Guru Nanak, dressed in a blue long gown and a blue pointed cap, haloed, seated on a terrace with the musician Mardana dressed in a long green ‘jama’ and green turban, playing the rebab. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘. mardana. nanak shah.’ ‘32. Nanuc, the Illustrious founder of the Sect of the ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

2154. P961

Reference (shelfmark):
P961
Title:
Ballet dramatique représenté par les Malabars dans un bois, à Ceylan, près de Colombo. (Avril 1844.). Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Ballet dramatique représenté par les Malabars dans un bois, à Ceylan, près de Colombo. (Avril 1844.) [Episode from the epics. Trimmed.] Lithograph of a theatrical performance by dancers and musicians in the jungle near Colombo in Sri Lanka by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original draw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

2155. P962

Reference (shelfmark):
P962
Title:
Offrande d’un chef kandien à un temple de Boudha, aux environs de Kandy. (Ceylan) Mai 1841. [Chief on an elephant approaching a temple with his offerings, with musicians and the artist alongside.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltui
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a Chief on an elephant approaching a temple with his offerings at Kandy in Sri Lanka, by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov of May 1841, published in 1848.Kandy is the site of the Temple of the Tooth (Dalada Maligawa), th...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

2156. P975

Reference (shelfmark):
P975
Title:
Environs de Calcutta. Octobre 1842. [A road with a rich Indian’s carriage passing a colony of sannyasis.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a road in the vicinity of Calcutta by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) published in 1848 after an original drawing by Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov dating from October 1842. This print shows the carriage of a rich Indian passing a colony of sanyasis. Sanyasis or sadhus in Hinduism are...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

2157. P981

Reference (shelfmark):
P981
Title:
Chir Singh maharaja des Siks roi du Punjab avec sa suite. (Lahore, Avril 1842.) [Out hunting on elephants, passing groups of ascetics.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of Sher Singh the Maharaja of the Punjab and his entourage out hunting on elephants and horses and passing a group of ascetics near Lahore by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of April 1842 by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov and published in Paris in 1848.Af...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

2158. P983

Reference (shelfmark):
P983
Title:
Danse Cachemirienne. Environs de Simla dans l’Himalaya (Aoûut 1842). [Dancers and musicians in woodland before the temple seen in close-up in P984.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a 'Cashmiri dance' in front of a temple near Simla by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of August 1842 by Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov.Prince Saltuikov's voyage of the Himalayas in September 1842 commenced at Shimla. This hill-station, now the capital of the s...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 item

2159. P992

Reference (shelfmark):
P992
Title:
La cour du roi de Gwalior. [A nautch in progress before the young Jayaji Rao Sindhia.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
La cour du roi de Gwalior. [A nautch in progress before the young Jayaji Rao Sindhia.]
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

2160. P993

Reference (shelfmark):
P993
Title:
Achat d’armes à Dehli. [The author buying weapons before the walls of Delhi.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Achat d’armes à Dehli. [The author buying weapons before the walls of Delhi.]
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

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