Rare Paintings
 16 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
New Book:
Religion and Rajput Women: The Ethic of Protection in Contemporary Narratives
By Lindsey Harlan
Published by University of California Press - 1992

Read Book Online:

http://bit.ly/LU1pVi

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Shiva-puja by Abanindranath Tagore, painting, watercolour on paper, Bengal, c.190... Read More
 16 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
The Palace at Udaipur, Rajputana - 1898

Watercolour painting of the Palace at Udaipur in Rajasthan by Herbert Lyndon (fl. 1879-1898), c. 1898. Inscribed on the front is: 'Herbert Lyndon. 98.'

Udaipur is the new capital of the Mewar State (Chittor was sacked in 1567) and was founded by Mahar... Read More
 16 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Paintings; Gouache, A Rajput warrior and his wife, Tanjore, ca. 1780 - ca. 1790

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 16 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Rajput noblemen in an interior
Jaipur, c. 1890

Strongly influenced by European photographic conventions, this late Jaipur painting shows Rupshahji Dev Bahadur (left of the table) receiving another nobleman, probably Maharaja Madho Singh of Jaipur (right of the table).

© Ashmolean Museum, U... Read More
 15 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
The Deodar Cedar tree (Cedrus deodara), also known as the Indian or Himalayan cedar, is an important lumber tree native to the Himalayas, from Tibet to Afghanistan, though it also grows at high altitudes in India. Elegant in appearance, with evergreen swinging branches, it can live for a thousand... Read More
 15 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
A Hill village near Simla in the Himalayas - 1860

Painting by a British artist: William Simpson.

Simpson, William (1823-1899). Painter and lithographer. Simpson was apprenticed to a lithographer in Glasgow and in 1851 came to London where he made views of the Great Exhibition. He became wel... Read More
 14 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
A view of Badrinath; snow-covered mountain in the background, three yaks and two boys in the foreground. Garwhal - 29 May 1808.

Watercolour by Hyder Young Hearsey (1782-1840) of a view of Badarinath in Garwhal, Uttar Pradesh, dated 29th May 1808. This view, showing the snow-covered mountain in... Read More
 14 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
A view of the Himalayas from the top of the Judge's House at Moradabad - 1814

Watercolour of the Himalayas from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Mohumdy to Gheen Vol. V' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-Genera... Read More
 13 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
A horse and groom - 1830-1850
By Sheikh Muhammad Amir , (Indian, 19th century)

Pencil and opaque watercolor with touches of white and gum arabic
H: 28.0 W: 44.5 cm
Kolkata (Calcutta), East India, India

Sheikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya (a suburb of Calcutta), the greatest of the Calcutta Compa... Read More
 13 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
An English Gig - ca. 1840
By Sheikh Muhammad Amir , (Indian, 19th century)

Opaque watercolor on burnished paper
H: 25.3 W: 38.2 cm
Kolkata (Calcutta), East India, India

Sheikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya (a suburb of Calcutta), the greatest of the Calcutta Company School painters, specialized i... Read More
 11 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Painting; gouache on mica, A dhaman (rat snake) (ptyas mucosus), Trichinopoly, ca.1860

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 10 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Return visit of the Viceroy to the Maharaja of Cashmere - 1867

This chromolithograph is taken from plate 30 of William Simpson's 'India: Ancient and Modern'. It illustrates the return visit made by Viceroy Lord Canning to Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Kashmir on 9 March 1860, during the viceroy's p... Read More
 9 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Source of the River Jhelum in octagonal tank, Verinag (Kashmir) - 1 June 1886

Water-colour painting of the source of the River Jhelum in an octagonal tank at Verinag (Kashmir) by Charles J. Cramer-Roberts (1834-1895), 1 June 1886. Inscribed on the front in water-colour is: 'Kashmir. Vernag. June... Read More
 2 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Island Palaces in Udaipur - 1932
By Yoshida Hiroshi , (Japanese, 1876 - 1950)
Showa era

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
H: 28.2 W: 40.5 cm
Japan

The vision of the palaces built on islands in Pichola Lake in the city of Udaipur in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan inspired th... Read More
 1 Jul 2012 Rare Paintings
Cave Temple at Ajanta
1931
By Yoshida Hiroshi , (Japanese, 1876 - 1950)
Showa era

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
H: 27.4 W: 40.7 cm
Japan

Yoshida visited the caves at Ajanta in the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, where Buddhist monasteries and temples were carved into the ... Read More
 30 Jun 2012 Rare Paintings
Kailasa Temple, Ellora - 1931

By Yoshida Hiroshi , (Japanese, 1876 - 1950)
Showa era

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
H: 40.3 W: 27.7 cm
Japan

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 29 Jun 2012 Rare Paintings
Lord Moira's European servants seated on an elephant - 1814

Watercolour of European servants on an elephant from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Mohumdy to Gheen Vol. V' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-Gener... Read More
 29 Jun 2012 Rare Paintings
Elephants crossing a bridge of boats over the Bhagirathi at Suti - 1821

Watercolour of elephants crossing a bridge at Suti from an album of miscellaneous views of Bengal produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1820-21. Marquess of Hastings, the Governo... Read More
 29 Jun 2012 Rare Paintings
The Elephant Pen, and Wild Elephant taming - 1855

Watercolour with pen and ink of the taming of a wild elephant in a large wooden arena at Amarapura from 'A Series of Views in Burmah taken during Major Phayre’s Mission to the Court of Ava in 1855' by Colesworthy Grant. This album consists of 1... Read More
 29 Jun 2012 Rare Paintings
The War Elephants Citranand and Udiya Collide in Battle: 1590-1595

This painting from the Akbarnama (Book of Akbar) is the left half of a double-page composition. The other side is Museum no. IS.2: 63-1896. It depicts the elephant Citranand attacking another, called Udiya, during the Mughal camp... Read More
 29 Jun 2012 Rare Paintings
Pheel Khana-elephants' quarters, Holcar's camp - 1867

This chromolithograph is taken from plate 31 of William Simpson's 'India: Ancient and Modern'. The royal elephants of the Maharaja Holkar are being prepared for a ceremonial ride by their mahouts or handlers. They are caparisoned with rich ha... Read More