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841. Or 4769, f.31

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4769, f.31
Title:
Kubera, god of wealth, depicted as a young prince, green, jewelled and haloed, being transported in a golden litter through a landscape receding to green and blue hills.
Scope & Content:
Kubera, god of wealth, depicted as a young prince, green, jewelled and haloed, wearing a yellow dhoti and carrying a jewelled mace, being transported in a golden litter through a landscape receding to green and blue hills. Inscribed in Persian below: ‘kubir.’ ‘31. Cobair, Bishen’s treasurer, t...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

842. Or 4770, f.14

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.14
Title:
Chandra the Moon, his whole body surrounded by the orb of the moon, seated on a lotus on a four-wheeled chariot drawn by two antelopes, and driven by a red crowned charioteer seated astride the yoke.
Scope & Content:
Candra the Moon, white and crowned and wearing a yellow dhoti, holding ‘khadga’ and trident, his whole body surrounded by the orb of the moon, seated on a lotus on a four-wheeled chariot drawn by two antelopes, and driven by a red crowned charioteer seated astride the yoke. Inscribed in Persian...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

843. Or 4770, f.15

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 4770, f.15
Title:
Surya the Sun,surrounded by the orb of the sun, seated on a lotus on a four-wheeled chariot, drawn by seven horses, one of them the seven-headed Ucchravas, the reins held by Aruna, red, eagle-faced and winged.
Scope & Content:
Surya the Sun, red and four-faced, crowned. surrounded by the orb of the sun, four-armed, holding conch, quoit, lotus and mace, seated on a lotus on a four-wheeled chariot, drawn by seven horses, one of them the seven-headed Ucchaihsravasa, the reins held by Aruna, red, eagle-faced and winged. ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

844. P960

Reference (shelfmark):
P960
Title:
Route de Colombo a Kandy (Ceylan) Mai 1841. [with an elephant carriage etc.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Route de Colombo à Kandy (Ceylan) Mai 1841. [An elephant carriage and other travellers.] Lithograph of an elephant carriage and other travellers on the road from Colombo to Kandy in Sri Lanka by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after the original drawing by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

845. 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

846. P978

Reference (shelfmark):
P978
Title:
Voyage en poste dans les plaines du Punjab, entre Loodiana et Omritsar. Fevrier 1842. [The artist in a travelling palanquin.]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of the journey across the plains of the Punjab between Ludiana and Amritsar by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of 1842 by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov and published in 1848. This scene depicts Prince Saltuikov travelling in a palanquin. Ludhiana is situ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

847. P979

Reference (shelfmark):
P979
Title:
Une rue de Lahore (Mars 1842). [Sikh nobles on elephants etc. passing voyeurs on balconies]. Artist(s): Rudder, L.H. de (1807-1881), after Saltuikov, Aleksei Dmitrievich, Prince (1806-1859)
Scope & Content:
Lithograph of a street in Lahore in Pakistan with Sikh nobles on elephants passing onlookers on balconies by L.H. de Rudder (1807-1881) after an original drawing of March 1842 by Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich Saltuikov and published in 1848.After the death of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1848
Extent:
1 Item

848. W7506(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
W7506(1)
Title:
'View of Bombay from Colaba'. Plate 1 from J.M. Gonsalves's 'Liithographic Views of Bombay', Bombay August 1826.. Artist(s): Gonsalves, Jose M. (fl. 1826-c.1842)
Scope & Content:
1. ‘View of Bombay from Colaba. J.M. Gonsalves fecit. General Lithogc. Press.’
Collection Area:
Printed Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1826
Extent:
1 Item

849. WD11

Reference (shelfmark):
WD11
Title:
Lascars celebrating the Muslim festival of Hijrah on board the Mary Anne. Some dancing on the deck, others looking on. 26 August 1827. Artist(s): James, John Thomas (1786-1828)
Scope & Content:
Lascars celebrating the Muslim festival of Hijrah on board the ‘Mary Anne’. Some dancing on the deck, others looking on. 26 August 1827. Inscribed on mount in ink and also on back: ‘Lascars celebrating the Hegira. Aug. 26th 1827 on board the Mary Anne.’ Water-colour; 5.25 by 8 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1827
Extent:
1 Item

850. WD49

Reference (shelfmark):
WD49
Title:
Scene near the Jumna, Kotnur (Himalayas). 1849. Three Englishmen, one being carried in a dandy. Artist(s): Yule, Sir Henry (1820-1889)
Scope & Content:
Scene near the Jumna, Kotnur (Himalayas). 1849. Three Englishmen, one being carried in a dandy. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Himalya ? on Jumna at Kotnur.’ A notice stuck on a tree is inscribed: ‘J. Ball. H.M.R.E’. (perhaps a reference to the friends with whom Yule was on holiday.) Pen-a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1849
Extent:
1 Item

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