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111. Add Or 5244

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Add Or 5244
Title:
The image of Kala-Bhairava and the northern part of the old royal palace at Kathmandu beyond.
Scope & Content:
The image of Kala-Bhairava and the northern part of the old royal palace at Kathmandu beyond. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘No. 12’, and with numbers ‘1-11,’ corresponding to nagari inscriptions on the side: ‘1. Kotilig; 2. Mahadeval; 3. Taleju; 4. Naradeval; 5. Rudradeval; 6. Hathasole; 7. Vi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843-1846
Extent:
1 Item

112. Add Or 5253

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5253
Title:
A steep hillside dotted with houses, trees, rice terraces, etc., with a bungalow at the summit with tents pitched beside it..
Scope & Content:
A steep hillside dotted with houss, trees, rice terraces, etc., with a bungalow at the summit with tents pitched beside it.. Inscribed in pencil on front: ‘Kauhui. Summer house of Resident. 6 miles from Khatmandu.’ (below, in nagari:) ‘kahuliya.’ Water-colour; 284 by 441 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1843-1846
Extent:
1 Item

113. Add Or 5255

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5255
Title:
Henry Lawrence’s house at Mount Abu (Rajputana), with rugged hills beyond.
Scope & Content:
Henry Lawrence’s house at Mount Abu (Rajputana), with rugged hills beyond. By a British artist, c.1850. Inscribed below on mount: ‘Sir Henry Lawrence’s House Mount Abu.’ Water-colour; .........
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 Item

114. Add Or 5262

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5262
Title:
Landscape with road receding into the distance, trunks of trees, and distant trees and sky.. Artist(s): Roy, Jamini (1887-1972)
Scope & Content:
Landscape with road receding into the distance, trunks of trees, and distant trees and sky. Gouache on thick card: 32 by 37 cm. Signed with initials: ‘J.R.’ Written by the donor on reverse of original frame: ‘Jamini Roy Calcutta 1940.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

115. Add Or 5263

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5263
Title:
A distant landscape with massed trees to the horizon, with more isolated clumps in the foreground.. Artist(s): Roy, Jamini (1887-1972)
Scope & Content:
A distant landscape with massed trees to the horizon, with more isolated clumps in the foreground. Gouache on thick card: 29.5 by 36 cm. Signed with initials: ‘J.R.’ Purchased by the donor at the artist’s studio, Calcutta, 1940. Gift of Mrs Margaret Stavridi, 1997.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

116. Add Or 5327

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5327
Title:
By the seashore. A great wave breaking on the shore, seen through a veil of delicate tree branches.. Artist(s): Tagore, Abanindranath (1871-1951)
Scope & Content:
By the seashore. A great wave breaking on the shore, seen through a veil of delicate tree branches. 1944. Water-colour; 210 by 295 mm. Signed in Bengali, in vertical pseudo-Japanese: ‘Abanindra.’ Dated on the reverse: ‘2/4/44.’ Note: Influenced by both the English and Japanese traditions.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1944
Extent:
1 Item

117. Add Or 5328

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5328
Title:
Landscape. Hills in a mist with trees in the foreground.. Artist(s): Tagore, Abanindranath (1871-1951)
Scope & Content:
Landscape. Hills in a mist with trees in the foreground. 1940s. Water-colour; 175 by 245 mm. Signed in Bengali, in vertical pseudo-Japanese: ‘Abanindra.’ Note: Though apparently dating from towards the end of the artist’s life, this drawing is still very much under the Japanese influence imp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1940
Extent:
1 Item

118. Add Or 5343

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5343
Title:
The hill fort of Deogarh, circumvallated, with walls ascending the left side, with further hills beyond.
Scope & Content:
The hill fort of Deogarh (Madhya Pradesh), circumvallated, with walls ascending the left side, with further hills beyond. The foregound is broken up into ravines, with cultivated land beyond leading up to the hill. Inscribed below: ‘A view of the Fort of Deogurh. No. 3.’ 295 by 500 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 Item

119. Add Or 5343-5352/WD4455-4459, Add Or 5350

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5343-5352/WD4455-4459, Add Or 5350
Title:
ALBUM OF PINDARI WARS 1817-18 Album of 15 drawings of views in Central India and Rajasthan, connected with Lord Hastings’ campaigns of 1817-18 (the Pi ...
Scope & Content:
ALBUM OF PINDARI WARS 1817-18 Album of 15 drawings of views in Central India and Rajasthan, connected with Lord Hastings’ campaigns of 1817-18 (the Pindari campaign and the Third Maratha War). The final drawing is associated with the Nepal war of 1814-15. 15 water-colour views laid down on pap...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1815-1819
Extent:
16 items

120. Add Or 5344

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 5344
Title:
The fort of Salaya, the Pahuj river running between high banks of red earth in the foreground, and the encampment of the Marquess of Hastings in the distance.
Scope & Content:
The fort of Salaya (Jalaun District), the Pahuj river running between high banks of red earth in the foreground, and the encampment of the Marquess of Hastings in the distance. Inscribed below: ‘A view of the Fort and village of Saleia on the Pohooj River. No. 4.’ 325 by 505 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 Item

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