Rare Paintings
 26 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Dehlie Book - A panorama in 12 folds showing the procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the 'Id - 1843.

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of De... Read More
 26 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Krishna celebrating the Holi Festival with a crowd of milk-maids in a courtyard under red canopy - 1830.

Watercolour drawing of Krishna celebrating the Holi festival, by Hulas Lal (c.1785-1875), working in the Patna style, c.1830.
Holi is a very colourful Hindu festival celebrated at the end ... Read More
 22 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
St. James Church, with Tomb of William Fraser - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other contemporary material, with an accompanying manuscrip... Read More
 22 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
The Present Residence of the Agent to the Governor-General - the Ludlow Castle, with a waiting carriage, camels and elephants, and full escort of Skinner’s Horse outside - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of v... Read More
 22 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Skinner's Tomb at St. James Church, Delhi
(left) Styles and titles in Persian of Metcalfe as Agent of the Governor General (right)

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments ... Read More
 22 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
The Qutb Minar, with a trooper of Skinner's Horse below it (left), The Alai Minar, the unfinished tower at the Qutb mosque (right) - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monum... Read More
 19 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Cameo portrait of Shah Jahan
Artist/designer unknown,
Possibly India or Pakistan Around 1630-1640
Sardonyx
Height 2.3 cm, Width 2 cm
Museum no. IS.14-1974

This oval cameo is a profile portrait of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (r.1628–1658) in middle age. The anonymous craftsman has used t... Read More
 18 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Aurangzab's red sandstone mosque on the birthplace of Krishna - 1815.

Watercolour of Aurangzeb's Idgah at Mathura from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Tughlikabad to Secundra Vol. VIII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, th... Read More
 14 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Major-General the Hon. Arthur Wellesley being received in Durbar at the Chepauk Palace Madras by Azim al-Daula, Nawab of the Carnatic, 18th February 1805.

Pencil, pen-and-ink and water-colour drawing by George Chinnery (1774-1852) showing Major-General the Hon. Arthur Wellesley (the future Duk... Read More
 14 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Entrance to the ‘Chumalee Chok’ in the Durbar Bhatgaon - 1856.

Watercolour of the entrance to the Chumalee chowk (courtyard) within the Durbar at Bhaktapur in Nepal, by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871), c. 1850-1863. This image is inscribed on the reverse: 'Entrance to the 'Chumalee Chok' in... Read More
 8 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Two women carrying water in pots, the Ganges beyond - 1880.

Watercolour of two women carrying water in pots by Bani Lal (c.1850-1901), part of the Archer Collection, c. 1880.
The artist Bani Lal was known for his watercolours that portray Indian people performing trades and occupations. This ... Read More
 7 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
'Holkar's Bridge near Kirkee (Poonah) during a flood. 28 July 1870'

Water-colour painting of Holkar's bridge at Pune in Maharashtra by John Frederick Lester (1825-1915) dated 28th July 1870. This image is from an album of 30 folios with laid down water-colours made between 1865 and 1877 in Kat... Read More
 3 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
Watercolour by Hyder Young Hearsey (1782-1840) of Moorcroft and Hearsey on the road to Lake Manasarowar in Tibet, now in China, dated c. July 1812.
This view shows the travellers, wearing Indian dress and riding on yaks, meeting two Tibetans on horseback with a loaded yak. The drawing is inscrib... Read More
 2 Jun 2010 Rare Paintings
A large Mughal encampment - 1814.

Watercolour of a Mughal encampment 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-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief... Read More
 31 May 2010 Rare Paintings
Plan of Vijayanagar - 1785.

Pen and ink and watercolour plan of Vijayanagar from the MacKenzie Collection, dated 1780-1820.
Vijayanagara, the City of Victory, was the most powerful Hindu kingdom in Southern India from 1336 until 1565. It was founded on the bank of the Tungabhadra River by two... Read More
 31 May 2010 Rare Paintings
Ruined palace and temple at Vijayanagar - 1810.

Water-colour of a ruined palace and temple at Vijayanagar, dated 1800. Inscribed on front in ink: 'Sketch of the Ancient Palace & one of the Pagodas at Alputtun. December 1800'; in pencil: 'Copied. Mar. 1816.'
Vijayanagara, the City of Victory f... Read More
 30 May 2010 Rare Paintings
The Diwan-i Khass from the west, (top right), The interior of the Diwan-i Khass (bottom right) - 1843.

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other con... Read More
 30 May 2010 Rare Paintings
The Diwan-i ‘Am from the west (top right), The imperial jharoka in the Diwan-i ‘Am (bottom right) - 1843.

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other ... Read More
 30 May 2010 Rare Paintings
View from the River Ganges of the burning ghats, Benares (U.P.). Probably 14 December 1873.

Water-colour painting of the burning ghats on the River Ganges at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh by Edward Lear (1812-1888), probably 14 December 1873. The painting is signed with the monogram: 'E.L.'

The... Read More
 29 May 2010 Rare Paintings
A Sikh Nanakpanthi ascetic (left), Durbar of Akbar II (top right), A syce leading a caparisoned horse (bottom right) - 1843.

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi... Read More
 28 May 2010 Rare Paintings
Craftsman Selling Cases By A Teak Wood Building Ahmedabad
Painting by Edwin Lord Weeks.

Edwin Lord Weeks (1849 – 1903), American artist, painter and explorer, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1849. He was a pupil of Léon Bonnat and of Jean-Léon Gérôme, at Paris. He made many voyages to t... Read More