Kotla Firuz Shah, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1820-25. Inscribed on front in English: ‘Feroze Shah’s Pillar;’ in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i kotlah i kunhan i mutassil i Dihli i mashhur ast’ (Picture of the famous old kotla near Delhi). Water-colour; black border; 250 by 343 mm. From the ...
The Qutb Minar, Delhi. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-35. Inscribed on front: ‘Kootub Minar near Delhi’. Water-colour; black rule border; 222 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: The painting was made after the Qutb Minar had been repaired by Major Ro...
La Martiniere(??), the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow
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La Martinière, the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-40. Inscribed on back: ‘India’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; black rule border; 145 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Views of Lucknow buildings were at times i...
A street-scene in the village of Raniya. In the foreground a young woman sits spinning a child beside her, with other women around her. In the background between the houses and giant jars are cattle and camels and numerous other figures going about their business. Inscribed on cover-sheet: ‘N...
By a Deccani artist, early 19th century. The Ibrahim Rauza, the tomb of Ibrahim ‘Adil Shah II of Bijapur (1580-1626). Inscribed at bottom: ‘[Tomb of?] Ibrahim Adil Shah [Ki]ng of Bejapour.’. Pen-and-ink, with grey wash; 205 by 160 mm. Note: Previously WD3524. The bottom right hand corner is...
The Svarga Vilasa (Celestial Pavilion) or Throne-room of the palace of Tirumala Nayak (1623-59) at Madurai
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The Svarga Vilasa (Celestial Pavilion) or Throne-room of the palace of Tirumala Nayak (1623-59) at Madurai, the domed octagonal space surrounded by arcades being used as a court room, the judge on a dais under a punkah and canopy on the right, with clerks and plaintiffs ranged before him. By a...