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1. Add Or 1085

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Add Or 1085
Title:
A religious mendicant
Scope & Content:
A religious mendicant. Mughal, c.1760-80. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Baira sal a Raja of Nagor near Jodpur. He became a religious mendicant about 100 years ago’; in Persian: ‘raja baira sal’; numbered ‘25.’ Drawing with gouache; border of grey paper. 122 by 80 mm; page 222 by 156 mm. A mendica...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1780
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 1082

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Add Or 1082
Title:
A young dervish
Scope & Content:
A young dervish. Mughal, c.1760-80. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Tan Sen a famous Hindu musician in the time of Vikrama of Ujayana’; numbered ‘18’. Drawing with wash; ruled borders; outer border of grey paper. 109 by 78 mm; page 224 by 160 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1917), facing p.422. A boy dervis...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1760-1780
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 1047

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 1047
Title:
A hermit with a lion
Scope & Content:
A hermit with a lion. Mughal, c.1700. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Sheik Selim Chisti in his hermitage brought to light by taming a lion. He first was a favourite of Akber and then killed his own son pretending to transfer his life to Jehangir so that this prince might have a son’; in Persian chara...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 Item

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