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11. Add Or 358

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Add Or 358
Title:
The poet Shaikh Sa'di sleeping
Scope & Content:
Shaikh Sa‘di sleeping. Mughal, c.1710. Purchased 1 November 1931. Gouache with gold; on an album page with gold-decorated borders, the outer border with a bold foliate diaper in gold. 170 by 126 mm; page 475 by 316 mm. Reverse: a page of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Muhammad Ikram; 17th centu...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 Item

12. Add Or 476

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Add Or 476
Title:
Portrait of Asaf al-Daula (1775-97), Nawab of Oudh
Scope & Content:
Portrait of Asaf al-Daula (Nawab of Oudh 1775-97) holding a sword seated on a green velvet chair in an archway, a red-patterned carpet on the floor. By a Lucknow artist, c.1780. Gouache; 8.25 by 5.25 ins. Purchased 10 January 1957. Note: This portrait appears to be based on a painting by the...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 Item

13. Add Or 707

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Add Or 707
Title:
Maharaja Gulab Singh (1792-1857), ruler of Jammu and Kashmir (1845-57).
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Gulab Singh (1792-18 5 7), ruler of Jammu and Kashmir (1846-57). Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1840-45. Purchased 26 October 1954 from Mrs Vandaleur, a descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, assistant to Henry Lawrence, resident at Lahore in 1847 and 1848. The pictures were found amongst Edwar...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

14. Add Or 708

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Add Or 708
Title:
Udham Singh (d.1840) and Sohan Singh (d.1844), sons of Gulab Singh
Scope & Content:
Udham Singh(d.1840)and Sohan Singh (d.1844). Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1840-45. Purchased 26 October 1954 from Mrs Vandaleur, a descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, assistant to Henry Lawrence, resident at Lahore in 1847 and 1848. The pictures were found amongst Edwardes’s papers (‘see also:’ Add...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

15. Add Or 709

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 709
Title:
Raja Dhian Singh (1769-1843)
Scope & Content:
Raja Dhian Singh (1796-1843). Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1840-45. Purchased 26 October 1954 from Mrs Vandaleur, a descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, assistant to Henry Lawrence, resident at Lahore in 1847 and 1848. The pictures were found amongst Edwardes’s papers (‘see also:’ Add.Or.707-708, 26...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

16. Add Or 710

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 710
Title:
Maharaja Dalip Singh (1837-93, r.1843-49) in durbar with Diwan Dina Nath, Fakir Nur al-Din, Tej Singh and Labh Singh. Artist(s): Hasan al-Din (fl.1845)
Scope & Content:
Maharaja Dalip Singh (1837-93, r.1843-49). By Hasan al-Din, Punjab Plains, Sikh, c.1845-46. Purchased from Mrs Vandaleur, descendant of Sir Herbert Edwardes, 26 October 1954 (‘see’ Add.Or.707-709). Inscribed on back in Urdu: ‘Hasan al-Din musavvir’ (painter Hasan al-Din). Gouache with gold; ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1845
Extent:
1 Item

17. Add Or 735

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Add Or 735
Title:
An Indian lady, 'Muttubby', seated on a chair smoking a hookah with the river Ganges behind her. Artist(s): Dip Chand (fl.c.1764)
Scope & Content:
An Indian lady. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Muttubby. W.F. 1764.’ 209 by 131 mm; page 239 by 162 mm. Reproduced: Losty (1986), 65; Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 28. The lady sits on a European chair, smoking a hookah which is placed on a European side-table before her. In the background is the rive...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1764
Extent:
1 Item

18. Add Or 736

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Add Or 736
Title:
Ashraf 'Ali Khan seated on a chair smoking a hookah with the river Ganges behind him. Artist(s): Dip Chand (fl.c.1764)
Scope & Content:
Ashraf ‘Ali Khan. Inscribed on reverse: ‘Ushrofully Cann. W.F. 1764.’ 220 by 149 mm; page 239 by 169 mm. Reproduced: Welch (1963), no.86; Losty and Leach (1998), pl. 27. Ashraf ‘Ali Khan sits cross-legged on a European chair, smoking a hookah which is placed in a European side-table. In t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1764
Extent:
1 Item

19. Add Or 742

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 742
Title:
Durbar scene showing Wajid 'Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1847-56) embracing the Governor-General, Lord Hardinge.
Scope & Content:
Durbar scene showing Wajid ‘Ali Shah (King of Oudh 1847-56) embracing the Governor-General, Lord Hardinge, on his visit to Lucknow in November 1847. British civil and military officers, as well as sepoys, are present, and the picture may depict the presentation of new standards to the Oudh troo...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1847
Extent:
1 Item

20. Add Or 743

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 743
Title:
"Changkihur" or Prince Janghir, the Muslim rebel against Chinese authority
Scope & Content:
Portrait of ‘Changkihur or Prince Janghir’. By a Chinese artist, c.1830. Inscribed: ‘Changkihur, the Mahommedan Rebel against China, A.D. 1826-28, or Prince Jangheer who attempted to recover the Kingdom of his Forefathers, failed, was cut to inches, in Peking, June 26 1828. Reign of Taon-Kwan...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

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