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1. Add Or 992

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Add Or 992
Title:
Courtyard of a house with a canopy.
Scope & Content:
Courtyard of a house with canopy. Door-keepers in red and green liveries stand on each of the verandahs. By a Patna artist, c.1815. 1814 water-mark. Unfinished water-colour; 17 by 25.5 ins. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959. Note: Obtained by W.G. Archer at Patna in 194...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1815
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 2551

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Add Or 2551
Title:
A Punjabi post-runner with a satchel of letters hanging from a spear over his shoulder.. Artist(s): Kapur Singh (fl.1866)
Scope & Content:
A Punjabi post-runner with a satchel of letters hanging from a spear over his shoulder. By Kapur Singh, an Amritsar artist. 15 October 1866. Inscribed by Augustus Honner on album page: ‘Kupoor Sing of Umritsar 15/10/66’; on mount: ‘A dak Runner or Postman - where there is no ‘mail cart’. The...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1866
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 3932

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Add Or 3932
Title:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the summit
Scope & Content:
The Rock at Trichinopoly, a Union Jack flying beside the temple at the su mmit. By a Trichinopoly artist, c.1820-30. Water-colour: 222 by 178 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1830
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 3983

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3983
Title:
Christopher Webb Smith's house on the lake at Gaya, Bihar
Scope & Content:
Christopher Webb Smith’s house on the lake at Gaya, Bihar. A yacht race in progress. By a Patna artist, c.1824-30. Water-colour; 152 by 203 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Purchased by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1948 from the family collection of Ishw...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1830
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 3999

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3999
Title:
Vaisnava priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh. Artist(s): Shiva Lal (c.1820-80)
Scope & Content:
Vaishnava priests conducting worship inside the Baijnath temple, Deogarh, Santal Parganas, Bhihar. By Siva Lal (c.1820-80) a Patna artist c.1870. Inscribed on front in nagari characters: ‘baijnathji.’ Water-colour; 216 by 190 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 197...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 4033

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Add Or 4033
Title:
Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi
Scope & Content:
Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1820-25. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Feroze Shah’s Pillar;’ in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i kotlah i kunhan i mutassil i Dihli i mashhur ast’ (Picture of the famous old kotla near Delhi). Water-colour; black border; 250 by 343 mm. From the ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1825
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 4034

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Add Or 4034
Title:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi.
Scope & Content:
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-35. Inscribed on front: ‘Kootub Minar near Delhi’. Water-colour; black rule border; 222 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: The painting was made after the Qutb Minar had been repaired by Major Ro...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830-1835
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 4035

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4035
Title:
La Martiniere(??), the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow
Scope & Content:
La Martinière, the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-40. Inscribed on back: ‘India’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; black rule border; 145 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Views of Lucknow buildings were at times i...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1830
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD3129

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3129
Title:
Bathing ghats. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
Scope & Content:
Bathing ghats. Pen and ink; 10.7 by 18 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1786-1792
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD3130

Reference (shelfmark):
WD3130
Title:
Entrance gateway, Ghazipur. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
Scope & Content:
Entrance gateway, Ghazipur. Inscribed on original mount: ‘133. Gazypore’. Pencil; 36.5 by 48.5 cm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1788-1789
Extent:
1 Item