A woman seated spinning. Artist(s): Roy, Jamini (1887-1972), studio of
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A woman seated spinning. Studio of Jamini Roy, Calcutta, c.1940. Gouache on card: 14 by 20.5 cm. Written by the donor on reverse of original frame: ‘By a relation of Jamini Roy.’ Purchased by the donor at the studio of Jamini Roy, Calcutta, 1940. Gift of Mrs Margaret Stavridi, 1997.
An Indian lady dressed in rich brocades reclining on a chaise longue, fondling a lap dog.
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An Indian lady dressed in rich brocades seated on a chaise-longue upholstered in yellow chintz, holding a King Charles Spaniel in her arms. Behind two columns are draped in red curtain swags, with an open landscape beyond. By a Patna artist, c.1820. Water-colour and body-colour on ivory; 135 ...
Zinat Mahal Begum. the favourite queen of the Emperor Bahadur Shah. Photograph pased in after 1857 in the 'Metcalfe Album.'
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The wife of the King of Delhi at the time of the Mutiny 1857. Photograph; 10.5 by 7 cm. Note: Zinat Mahal Begum, the favourite queen. This was presumably acquired by Metcalfe’s son, Sir John Theophilus Metcalfe (1828-83), who was Magistrate at Delhi in 1857, and pasted in at that time. ‘We ...