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Mss Eur C130/4
- Record Id:
- 041-003283851
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002264986
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100035588799.0x000001
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- ISAD(G)
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- Mss Eur C130/4
- Title:
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Album of 37 drawings made during a visit to Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) in the Punjab. November and December 1838. Artist(s): Eden, Frances (1801-1849)
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37 drawings (57 folios) made during a visit to Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) in the Punjab. November and December 1838.
Inscribed with numbers.
Pen-and-ink, wash and water-colour; size of volume 7 by 9.25 ins.
f.3v 108. Palace of Raja of Nalagarh. 11 November 1838.
f.5 109. A Sikh youth with sword, shield and matchlock. 13 November 1838.
f.6 110. A Sikh fort. 13 November 1838.
f.7 111. A man with performing monkeys and a goat. 14 November 1838.
f.7v 112. Servant of Major Wade with baby elephant, Ludhiana. 15 November1838.
f.9 113. Turbans, sketched at a durbar. 17 November 1838.
f.10 114. Horseman; one of William Osborne’s body-guard. 19 November 1838.
f.11 115. Sketches of dogs and horses. 20 November 1838.
f.12 116. Bullock carts.
f.12v 117. Tent-pitcher spinning thread to mend tents. 22 November 1838.
f.13 118. William Osborne riding a baby elephant. 23 November 1838.
f.15 119. Two Sikhs. 24 November 1838.
f.16 120. Sikh with white horse. 28 November 1838.
f.17 121. Greyhound and servant. 27 November 1838.
f.18 122. Bearer with parasol, Ferozepore. 28 November 1838.
f.19 123. Sketches of Sikhs made at the great durbar near the Sutlej River. 29 November 1838.
f.19v 124. A ‘bhisti’ (water-carrier). 30 November 1838.
f.21 125. Umbrella bearer and an attendant, of Ranjit Singh. 2 December 1838.
f.23 126. Portrait, head and shoulders, of Ranjit Singh. 4 December 1838
f.25 127. Three followers of Sher Singh. 7 December 1838.
f.26 128. Hookah burdar seated by fire. 8 December 1838.
f.28 129. Two of Ranjit Singh’s Irregular Horsemen, Buru. 10 December 1838.
f.29 130. Servant with Kashmir grapes, and musician. 11 December 1838.
f.32 131. Shawl merchant and boy, Amritsar. 14 December 1838.
f.33 132. Two Akalis, Amritsar. 14 December 1838.
f.34 133. Attendants with fruit and vegetables sent by Ranjit Singh, Amritsar. 15 December 1838.
f.35 134. Portrait of Pratap Singh, Amritsar. 16 December 1838.
f.38 135. Gateway in Shalimar Garden. 20 December 1838.
ff.39v,40 136. The Shalimar Garden. 20 December 1838.
f.41 137. Portrait of Sher Singh, Lahore. 22 December 1838.
ff.43v,44. 138. Panorama of Lahore. 24 December 1838 (Dunbar 176).
f.45 139. Jahangir’s tomb near Lahore. 24 December 1838.
f.46 140. Crossing a river on inflated skins. 24 December 1838.
ff.46v,47 141. Ruined tombs near Lahore. 25 December 1838.
f.48 142. Bejewelled horse, Lahore. 26 December 1838 (Dunbar, facing 163).
f.49 143. Afghans mounted on camels. 27 December 1838 (Dunbar 190).
f.51 144. The Kohinoor, and other jewels.
Inscribed with notes. 28 December 1838.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002264986
040-003283847
041-003283851 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur C130 : Frances Eden papers.
Mss Eur C130/1-4 : EDEN, FRANCES (1801-1849) Fanny Eden, eighth daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, accompanied her sister Emily and…
Mss Eur C130/4 : Album of 37 drawings made during a visit to Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) in the Punjab. November and December 1838.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002264986[0001]/040-003283847[0004]/041-003283851
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- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
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- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1838
- End Date:
- 1838
- Date Range:
- 1838
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pen-and-ink; wash; watercolour
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 190-191
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Eden, Frances, artist, 1801-1849
Sher Singh, Maharaja of thePunjab, b 1807
Singh, Ranjit, Maharajah of the Punjab, 1780-1839 - Subjects:
- Women
women artists