Add.Or.1889-1897 Nine paintings illustrating: (a) eight religious subjects (b) a historical subject . By a patua, Kalighat, c.1890. Inscribed in most ...
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Add.Or.1889-1897 Nine paintings illustrating: (a) eight religious subjects (b) a historical subject . By a patua, Kalighat, c.1890. Inscribed in most cases with titles in English or Bengali. Water-colour; varying sizes. Presented by the Christian Literature Society, London, December 1918, t...
Laksmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi. Crowned female figure with a sword riding on a white horse.
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Laksmi Bai, Rani of Jhansi. Crowned female figure with a sword riding on a white horse. 430 by 280 mm. Note: Rani Laksmi Bai of Jhansi was principal widow of Raja Gangadhar Rao whose state had been annexed by the British under Lord Dalhousie by the doctrine of lapse. On 10 June 1857, followi...
Visnu in the form of Mohini holding the pot of nectar; the gods and demons quarrelling to share it.
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Visnu in the form of Mohini holding the pot of nectar; the gods and demons quarrelling to share it. Inscribed: ‘23’; in Bengali characters: ‘mohini kartrik sudha bantan’ (the distribution of nectar by Mohini). 430 by 280 mm.