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Subject festivals (Hindu) Level [40] File

21. WD3772

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3772
Title:
Unpublished drawing by D’Oyly for his humorous poem 'Tom Raw the Griffin'. The image of Durga being cast in to the Hooghly at the end of the Durga Puja festival. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
Scope & Content:
The image of Durga being cast in to the Hooghly at the end of the Durga Puja festival. Water-colour; 16.7 by 23 cm. Note: Illustration to Canto 7, lines 3933-3941
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

22. WD4035

Reference (shelfmark):
WD4035
Title:
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
Scope & Content:
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house during Durga puja. 23 by 43.5 cm. Note: A study for this composition, clearly not by Prinsep, is at WD4495. The subject matter and treatment is rather unlike Prinsep’s normal style, and it is possible that this i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830s-1840s
Extent:
1 Item