Subject: Musicians - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 20(28)
Title:: Devil dancers—Tongsa Jong [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of a group of costumed dancers and musicians gathered in a courtyard in the dzong at Tongsa. The photograph was also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 439), with the following caption: 'A group of masked dancers—Tongsa-Jo...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1905
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 20(29)
Title:: Musicians of Tongsa Penlop [Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group of musicians and dancers gathered in the same courtyard seen in the preceding print. The photograph was also used in The National Geographic Magazine (Apr 1914, p. 435), with the following caption: 'The King's singing girls. We were entertained ...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1905
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 28/2(15)
Title:: Native Nautch at Delhi. Photographer: Shepherd, Charles
Scope & Content:: Group of dancers and musicians performing before an audience in the courtyard of a palace. Women in purdah can be seen looking down from a balcony through bamboo screens in the background. The print is unsigned but has been attributed to Charles Shepherd. Print 24 in this album of a dancer and t...
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1863
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 28/2(24)
Title:: Nautch girl and Musicians [Delhi]. Photographer: Shepherd, Charles
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Portrait of a dancer and two musicians, taken at the same location as print 15. Exhibited Museum of Sydney, Encountering India, 16 May - 17 August 1997.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1862
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 70(4)
Title:: Burmese Band and Performers. Photographer: Klier, Philip Adolphe
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Posed group of musicians and performers, with a row of theatrical masks of animals and spirits arranged on a wooden platform above the figures.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1880s-1890s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 291(57)
Title:: Nautch girls [and musicians]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Subjects = dance; nautches
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1890
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 424(3)
Title:: [Portrait of an Indian man playing a sitar.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait. Probably photographed in Bombay.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1850s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 424(6)
Title:: [Portrait of an Indian man playing a stringed instrument.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Half-length seated portrait of an Indian man holding a stringed instrument and bow.
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1850s
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 430/3(59)
Title:: Nautch girls [Kabul]. Photographer: Burke, John
Scope & Content:: Genre: Ethnographical Photography Seated group, with musicians. Subjects = Afghanis; Curzon Collection; dance; ethnic groups; musicians; nautches;
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1879-1880
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Photo 430/36(52)
Title:: Imitating snake charmer, [Jaipur]. Photographer: Gobindram and Oodeyram
Scope & Content:: Genre: Historical Events Group of nautch dancers performing a dance with musicians standing behind. Subjects = dance;
Collection Area:: Visual Arts
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: c 1905
Extent:: 1 item

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