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41. Add Or 2720

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Add Or 2720
Title:
Ice-seller carrying a load on his head.
Scope & Content:
Ice-seller carrying a load on his head. Inscribed: ‘Seller of Ice.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

42. Add Or 2676

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Add Or 2676
Title:
Emperor Bahadur Shah (1707-12)
Scope & Content:
The Emperor Bahadur Shah (ruled 1707-12). Oval; head and shoulders, facing left, wearing a scarlet coat, his left hand on the hilt of his sword. Inscribed: ‘Bahadar Shah.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

43. Add Or 2682

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Add Or 2682
Title:
Emperor Shah 'Alam (1759 - 1806)
Scope & Content:
The Emperor Shah ‘Alam II (ruled 1759-1806). Oval; half length, facing left. wearing a fur-trimmed gold coat, and holding a book. Inscribed: ‘Shah Alum Emperour of Indoston.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

44. Add Or 2689

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2689
Title:
Sarfaraz Khan, Nawab of Bengal (1739-40)
Scope & Content:
Sarfaraz Khan, Nawab of Bengal (ruled 1739-40). Facing right, seated on a crimson rug amongst crimson cushions and holding a rose; a low marble balustrade in the background. Inscribed: ‘Suffraz Khan.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

45. Add Or 2694

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Title:
Hajji Ahmad, brother of 'Alivardi Khan
Scope & Content:
Hajji Ahmad, brother of ‘Alivardi Khan (see above), died 1748. Full length, facing right, wearing a white ‘jama’ and holding a bow and arrows; sandy ground with hills and trees on horizon. Inscribed: ‘Hadje Hamett Aliverdi Khan’s Brother.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

46. Add Or 2713

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2713
Title:
A water-cooler carrying a flask and a glass.
Scope & Content:
A water-cooler (‘abdar’) carrying a flask and glass. Inscribed: ‘An Abdar or Waiter.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

47. Add Or 2700

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2700
Title:
Shitab Rai, Diwan of Bihar
Scope & Content:
Shitab Rai, Diwan of Bihar for Mughal Emperor, later given sole authority over province of Azimabad by Council of Calcutta, died 1772. Facing left, seated on a white rug, leaning against a white cushion and holding a spray of roses in his right hand. Inscribed: ‘Sittab Roy Nabob of Patna.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

48. Add Or 2734

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2734
Title:
Interior of the tomb of Jalal al-Din.
Scope & Content:
Interior of the tomb of Jalal al-Din. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘andurun i rauzah i Jalal al-Din.’ Pen-and-ink; 11.5 by 8.5 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

49. Add Or 2686

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2686
Title:
Mansur 'Ali Khan, Safdar Jang, Nawab of Oudh (1739-54)
Scope & Content:
Mansur ‘Ali Khan, Safdar Jang, Nawab of Oudh (ruled 1739-54). Full length, facing right, wearing a fur-trimmed blue-green coat over a white ‘jama’, his left hand on the hilt of his sword. Sandy background with narrow line of hills and trees on the horizon. Inscribed: ‘Munsah Ali Khan Sujah Do...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item

50. Add Or 2693

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 2693
Title:
'Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal (1740-56)
Scope & Content:
‘Alivardi Khan, Nawab of Bengal (ruled 1740-56). Full length, facing right, in a white ‘jama’; sandy ground with hills and trees on the horizon. Inscribed: ‘Aliverdi Khan Nabob of Bengal.’
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1785-1790
Extent:
1 Item