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Add Or 765-812
- Record Id:
- 032-003270619
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003270619
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x000407
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 765-812
- Title:
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Add.Or.765-812 48 drawings bound into a volume consisting of 4 groups; 11 drawings depicting occupations and Indian scenes; 23 drawings of household s ...
- Scope & Content:
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Add.Or.765-812
48 drawings bound into a volume consisting of 4 groups; 11 drawings depicting occupations and Indian scenes; 23 drawings of household servants; 2 drawings of flowers; 12 drawings of birds.
By a Benares artist, c.1830-32.
Most of these drawings are inscribed with name of subject.
1827, 1828 and 1831 water-marks.
Water-colour; size of volume 11 by 8.5 ins; Add.Or.765-775, 799-812, 8 by 7 ins. approx.; 776-798, 7 by 4.5 ins. approx.
Presented by W.R. Gourlay, 4 December 1937.
Note: These drawings show the close links between painting in Patna and Benares, the cruder style and brighter colouring suggesting a Benares provenance.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003270619", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add Or 765-812: Add.Or.765-812 48 drawings bound into a volume consisting of 4 groups; 11 drawings depicting occupations and Indian scenes; 23…" },{ "id" : "040-003270620", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 765: Indian gentleman being carried by four bearers in a red and gilt palanquin and accompanied by two retainers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270621", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 766: Palanquin with four bearers and a parasol carrier." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270622", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 767: Two Jangama (Saiva) ascetics in saffron robes with green feather hats and long braided hair." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270623", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 768: Munshi with hookah bearer." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270624", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 769: Clerk with parasol-carrier" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270625", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 770: Revenue Survey orderly with survey pole" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270626", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 771: Pilgrim carrying baskets of Ganges water on a shoulder -yoke." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270627", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 772: Water-carrier with shoulder-yoke and brass pots." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270628", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 773: Water-carrier with bullock and water-skins." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270629", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 774: Two dyers at work." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270630", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 775: Lighting the funeral pyre." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270631", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 776: Language teacher (munshi)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270632", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 777: Mace-bearer" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270633", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 778: Silver-stick bearer." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270634", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 779: Fly-whisk bearer." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270635", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 780: Hookah-bearer" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270636", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 781: Chief table-servant (khansama)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270637", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 782: Head footman with letter" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270638", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 783: Footman with spear." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270639", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 784: Table-servant with decanter and glass." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270640", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 785: Nurse with European child." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270641", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 786: Valet with keys." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270642", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 787: Cook squatting amongst his utensils." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270643", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 788: Cook's mate seated by stove." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270644", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 789: Groom with horse and fly-whisk." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270645", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 790: Tailor twisting a thread." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270646", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 791: Gardener with a basket" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270647", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 792: Dog-boy with two dogs and a whip." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270648", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 793: Water-carrier filling earthen pots from a skin." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270649", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 794: Water-cooler." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270650", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 795: Potter carrying boxes on a shoulder-yoke" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270651", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 796: Bearer's mate cleaning boots." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270652", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 797: Sweeper with broom and basket." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270653", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 798: Washerman ironing clothes." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270654", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 799: Bunch of morning glory; roses and solanum." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270655", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 800: Bunch of morning glory; pansies and a rose." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270656", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 801: Female Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270657", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 802: Unidentified bird." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270658", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 803: Unidentified bird." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270659", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 804: Male Avadavat." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270660", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 805: White throated Fantail-flycatcher." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270661", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 806: Unidentified bird." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270662", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 807: Spotted Moon." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270663", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 808: Male Purple-rumped Sunbird" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270664", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 809: Baya or Baya Weaver." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270665", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 810: Unidentified bird." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270666", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 811: Green Bee-eater" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-003270667", "parent" : "032-003270619", "text" : "Add Or 812: Unidentified bird." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003270619
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add Or 765 : Indian gentleman being carried by four bearers in a red and gilt palanquin and accompanied by two retainers.
Add Or 766 : Palanquin with four bearers and a parasol carrier.
Add Or 767 : Two Jangama (Saiva) ascetics in saffron robes with green feather hats and long braided hair.
Add Or 768 : Munshi with hookah bearer.
Add Or 769 : Clerk with parasol-carrier
Add Or 770 : Revenue Survey orderly with survey pole
Add Or 771 : Pilgrim carrying baskets of Ganges water on a shoulder -yoke.
Add Or 772 : Water-carrier with shoulder-yoke and brass pots.
Add Or 773 : Water-carrier with bullock and water-skins.
Add Or 774 : Two dyers at work.
Add Or 775 : Lighting the funeral pyre.
Add Or 776 : Language teacher (munshi)
Add Or 777 : Mace-bearer
Add Or 778 : Silver-stick bearer.
Add Or 779 : Fly-whisk bearer.
Add Or 780 : Hookah-bearer
Add Or 781 : Chief table-servant (khansama)
Add Or 782 : Head footman with letter
Add Or 783 : Footman with spear.
Add Or 784 : Table-servant with decanter and glass.
Add Or 785 : Nurse with European child.
Add Or 786 : Valet with keys.
Add Or 787 : Cook squatting amongst his utensils.
Add Or 788 : Cook's mate seated by stove.
Add Or 789 : Groom with horse and fly-whisk.
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 48 items
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- Languages:
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- Scripts:
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- Start Date:
- 1830
- End Date:
- 1832
- Date Range:
- 1830-1832
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)