Search

Subject town views Digitised Content No Level [40] File

1. Add Or 3267

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3267
Title:
Fanciful scene with a banyan tree covered in monkeys on the banks of a river and outside the walls of a city
Scope & Content:
Fanciful scene with a banyan tree covered in monkeys on the banks of a river and outside the walls of a city. The landscape abounds with animals and birds as well as men and women, while a male figure drives in a pony carriage formed from a lion and a peacock. By a Lucknow artist, c.1820. Ins...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 3879

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3879
Title:
Calcutta mansions by moonlight. Artist(s): Ghose. Gopal (1913-1980)
Scope & Content:
Calcutta mansions by moonlight. Signed and dated in Bengali: ‘Gopal Ghose. 28/2/46’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1946
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3887

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3887
Title:
'Memories of Simla', Himachal Pradesh. Artist(s): Chandra, Avinash (1931-1991)
Scope & Content:
‘Memories of Simla’, Himachal Pradesh, India 1958. Pen-and-ink; 400 by 508 mm. Note: This and the following titles were suggested to W.G. Archer by the artist in the course of conversations.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1958
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3888

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3888
Title:
'City by the sea'. Drawn after a visit to Belfast.. Artist(s): Chandra, Avinash (1931-1991)
Scope & Content:
‘City by the sea’. Drawn after a visit to Belfast. 1958. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 375 by 502 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1958
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3894

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3894
Title:
Study for 'City of Moons'. Artist(s): Chandra, Avinash (1931-1991)
Scope & Content:
Study for ‘City of Moons’, 1960. Inscribed: ‘Avinash 19 Sept 60.’. Pen-and-ink; 202 by 330 mm. Purchased from the artist, August, 1960.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1960
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 3905

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3905
Title:
'Ready and waiting to devour'. New York. Artist(s): Chandra, Avinash (1931-1991)
Scope & Content:
‘Ready and waiting to devour’. New York, 1967. Inscribed: ‘Avinash’67. To my friend Bill: a very happy Birthday. Avinash 12.2.1967.’ Ink drawing: 520 by 730 mm. Gift to W.G. Archer from the artist, 1967.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1967
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 3912

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3912
Title:
Market scene. Artist(s): Lar Ban, Maung (fl.1930s)
Scope & Content:
Market scene, Yawnghwe State, c.1930-40. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘Mg. Lar Ban.’. 248 by 324 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1936
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 4296

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4296
Title:
The sea front at Macao.
Scope & Content:
The sea front at Macao. Inscribed on opposite page: ‘Macao’. 104 by 428 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1790
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 4496

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4496
Title:
Panoramic view of the old and new towns of Gaya. Formerly WD2620.. Artist(s): Bhavani Baksh (fl.1813-1814)
Scope & Content:
Panoramic view of the old and new towns of Gaya with the surrounding country taken from the hills on the opposite side of the Phalgu river, the old town being dominated by the Visnupad temple. Considerable activity on the banks of and in the river below, with little villages hidden among the ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1813-1814
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 4605

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4605
Title:
Panoramic view of Mathura from the river. Lithograph by Bhuvan Vinod. Artist(s): Bhuvan Vinod (fl. 1853)
Scope & Content:
Sheet number 2 of a panoramic view of Mathura from the river. Entitled in Hindi: ‘nambar 2. naqsah sahar mathura’, with identifications of buildings in Hindi, and Hindi verses below praising the city, ending: ‘chapah khanah bhuvan vinod mathura mem chapagaya san. 1853. kimat 1R.’ Inscribed i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1853
Extent:
1 Item