Rare Paintings
 19 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Fort of Aguada and Goa from the anchorage - 1831

Water-colour painting of Fort Aguada by William Miller (1795-1836) c.1831.

Aguada Fort was built on the Mandovi estuary in Goa by the Portuguese between 1609 and 1612 to protect Old Goa from attacks by the Dutch Navy. It was the strongest of the ... Read More
 19 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Portrait of a European - 1590

Europeans first came to the Mughal empire in the late 1570s. By the early 1600s, there was regular contact between the Mughal court and Portuguese Goa, and merchants and adventurers came overland or by sea from Europe. A few of them took up residence at court. Their... Read More
 19 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Portrait of East India Company official
Place of origin: Murshidabad
Date: ca. 1760 - ca. 1764
Artist: Dip Chand

The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one probably depicts William Fullerton of Rosemount, who joined the East India Company... Read More
 18 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A groom with a horse and carriage - 1845
By Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya

The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This is one of two pictures from a set made for a Calcutta resident, showing his house, servants, and pets. The distinguished ... Read More
 16 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Wonder of the Age
Master Painters of India, 1100–1900

Current Exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York :
September 28, 2011 – January 8, 2012

Indian paintings have traditionally been classified according to regional styles or dynastic periods, with an emphasis on subject mat... Read More
 16 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A Ruined gateway at Dacca - 1863

The brothers Frederick William Alexander de Fabeck (1830-1912) and William Frederick de Fabeck (1834-1906) were both employed in the Indian Medical Service. Frederick William was born on 15 September 1830 and studied in Paris. He became a Licentiate of the Royal ... Read More
 15 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Portrait of Maharaja Aali-Jah Daulat Rao Sindhia of Gwalior - 1825

This Company painting depicts Maharaja Ali Jah Daulat Rao Sindhia of Gwalior (1781-1827) seated on cushions under a canopy, surrounded by courtiers, and was painted by Khairullah of Delhi around 1825. The subject was a Maratha ch... Read More
 15 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Shah Jahan and Dara Shikoh

By Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Dutch, Amsterdam, 1654 - 1656
Pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white bodycolor, on Japanese paper

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn made twenty-five "Indian drawings," based on miniatures from the Mughal Empire that ... Read More
 15 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Dara Shokuh holding a tray of jewels - 1641
Artist : Chitarman

The portrait depicts the eldest and favourite son of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r.1628-1658), Dara Shokuh and is dated 1641. He holds a tray of jewels, among which may be seen a European cameo. The prince was killed after the ... Read More
 15 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A Mughal prince riding the elephant Mahabir Deb - 1645

This drawing of an elephant was probably done in about 1630 at the Mughal court and is identified by a Persian inscription written by emperor Shah Jahan. It records that the animal's name is Mahabir Deb, that it had been presented to the emp... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
The Diwan-i Khas, Delhi - 1834
Artist : Mazhar Ali Khan
Watercolour on paper

Source : V&A, London Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Self-portrait of Mazhar Ali Khan - Mid 19th century.

"The brilliance and simplicity of the colours, the meticulous, almost hypnotic attention to details, the gem-like highlights, the way the pictures seem to glow, all these point unmistakably towards Mazhar Ali Khan’s training: no English artist... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. f. 59v-A - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal m... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. F. 59v-B - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal ... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. f. 59v-C - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal m... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. f. 59v-D - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal m... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. f. 59v-E - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal m... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A panorama by Mazhar Ali Khan in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id. f. 59v-F - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal m... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
Second elephant of the Procession, bearing the Royal Standard (top left), A Camel Rider with kettle drum (bottom left), A Party of the 1st Irregular Cavalry or Skinner’s Horse (right) - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 pa... Read More
 14 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A courtyard with palace buildings and a mosque at Bahadurgarh - 1815

Watercolour view of Bahadurgarh from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Gheen to Delhi Vol. VI' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Beng... Read More
 13 Dec 2011 Rare Paintings
A corner of the Qadsiyah Palace in Delhi is shown on the bank of the River Jumna - 1836

This Company painting shows the side of the Qudsiya Palace that faces the River Jumna. The palace and its garden complex (Qudsiya Bagh) were built by Udham Bai, also known as Qudsiya Begum, the mother of Ah... Read More