Rare Paintings
 5 Apr 2010 Rare Paintings
Bird's eye view from above the Opium Godown at Patna - 1814.
Watercolour of a bird's eye view from an Opium Godown at Patna from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patna to Benares Vol. II' was produced for the Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hasti... Read More
 5 Apr 2010 Rare Paintings
The opium godown or store within its compound at Patna - 1814.
Watercolour of an Opium Godown in Patna from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patna to Benares Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of ... Read More
 5 Apr 2010 Rare Paintings
A view of Fort St. George and the sea front of Madras - 1790.
Watercolour of a view of Fort St. George and the sea front of Chennai (Madras), by an anonymous artist working in the South India/Madras style, c. 1790. Inscribed: 'Madras.'
Fort St George was founded in 1639 by the British East Indi... Read More
 3 Apr 2010 Rare Paintings
Harivamsa - The Legend of Hari [Krishna]
Detached folio from an illustrated manuscript, ca. 1590–95;
Mughal Attributed to India
Ink and colors on paper 11 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (28.9 x 20 cm)
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1928 (28.63.1)
As part of his policy of reconciliation between Muslims... Read More
 2 Apr 2010 Rare Paintings
Nawab Mubarak al-Daula of Murshidabad (1770-93) enthroned in durbar, with the British Resident, Sir John Hadley D'Oyly, and the Nawab's son, Babur 'Ali - 1795.
Watercolour of the Nawab Mubarak al-Daula of Murshidabad (1770-93) enthroned in durbar, by an anonymous artist working in the Murshidaba... Read More
 30 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
The river frontage at Benares with the Panchganga Ghat in the centre and Aurangzeb's mosque rising above it - 1814.
Watercolour of Varanasi's Panchaganga Ghat on the Ganges river from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patna to Benares Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings,... Read More
 29 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
View from the fort of Pratapgarh -1850.
Water-colour painting of the view from the fort of Pratapgarh by William Carpenter(1818-1899) in 1850. The image is inscribed: 'The Ghats Mahableshwur seen from the fortress of Pertabghur Nvr/50' which is repeated on reverse.
Pratapgarh fort was built in ... Read More
 27 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Entrance to the Taj Mahal, Agra - 1795.
Watercolour of the entrance to the Taj Mahal, Agra, by an anonymous artist working in the Murshidabad style, c.1790-1800. Inscribed on the back in pencil: 'Gateway leading to the Taaje Mahal'; in ink: 'Gateway leading to the Taje Mahal near Agra'.
The Taj... Read More
 26 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Interior of the mausoleum of Itimad-al-Daula, Agra - 1810.
Watercolour of the interior of the mausoleum of I'timad al-Daula, Agra. I'timad al-Daula (Emperor's Pillar) was the title bestowed upon Mirza Ghiyas Beg by Emperor Jehangir. Of Persian descent, Mirza Ghiyas Beg became the first treasurer... Read More
 26 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
"JAHANGIR Converses with Gosain Jadrup," from a Jahangir-nama manuscript, c. 1620."
The King and the Ascetic.
By B.N. Goswami
IN our own benighted days of strife and divisions; it is good sometimes to retreat into the past and feel its texture.
While working on an essay on Mughal painting rec... Read More
 25 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
The East India Company was keen to find a direct source of Indian textiles.The Portuguese already had fortified strongholds in India but the English needed imperial permission to set up their own trading posts.
In 1608 William Hawkins, commander of the Hector, was sent to ask the Mughal Emperor.... Read More
 25 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Tomb of the Emperor Jahangir, Shahdara (Punjab) - January 1849.
Watercolour by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871) of the Tomb of the Emperor Jahangir at Shahdara outside Lahore in the Punjab, Pakistan, dated January 1849. The image is inscribed on the front in watercolour: 'Jehangeer's Tomb, nea... Read More
 24 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Entrance gateway to Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra - 1814.
Watercolour by an anonymous artist of the entrance gatehouse to Akbar's mausoleum at Sikandra, dated between 1808 and 1820. The image is inscribed on the front: 'Entrance Akbar's Tomb'; and on the back: 'The Gateway of Entrance to Ackbar's ... Read More
 24 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra - 1813.
Watercolour by an anonymous artist of the Mausoleum of Akbar at Sikandra in Uttar Pradesh, dated between 1813 and 1820. The image is inscribed on the front: 'The Mausoleum of the Emperor Ackbar at Secundra near Agra.' and has an 1813 water-mark. Akbar (r.1556... Read More
 24 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Collectors copy :
AKBAR-NAMAH ( In Persian - 2 Volumes)
By Abul Fazl I Mubarak I Alami
Edited for the Asiatic Society of Bengal :
Maulawi Abd-Ur-Rahim, Arabic Professor, Calcutta Madrassah
Printed by Muzhurool Ujayeb Press - 1877.
*Picture shows Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak presenting Akbarnama t... Read More
 23 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
A turret of Humayun's tomb, Delhi - 1886.
Water-colour painting showing a turret of Humayun's tomb at Delhi by Charles J. Cramer-Roberts (1834-1895) in 1886. Inscribed on front in pencil is: 'Part of Humayun tomb or Mausoleum Delhi 86.'

Humayun’s tomb was built by his wife, Haji Begum and com... Read More
 22 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Memoirs of Babur.
This is the personal journal of Emperor Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty. It records the events of his remarkable life from the age of 12 until his death in 1530. His grandson Akbar had the memoirs translated into Persian from their original Chaghatay Turkish so his grandfa... Read More
 22 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Chait festival, on the banks of the Ganges at Patna - 1790.
Watercolour drawing showing the Chait festival being celebrated on the banks of the Ganges at Patna, by an anonymous artist working in the Patna style, c.1795-1800. Inscribed on the back of the drawing is: 'No'.'1. The Gift of E.E. Pote... Read More
 20 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
An overview of the JAMA MASJID looking SOUTHWARD, including a panoramic view of the rest of the city to the SOUTH, artist unknown, c.1840's (?)
Source: "Provided by William Dalrymple from his private collection, August 2006. This painting undoubtedly dates from c.1820-1850, and seems to be of th... Read More
 18 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Mountainous landscape near the source of the Ganges - 1817.
Water-colour painting of a mountainous landscape near the source of the Ganga River in Himachal Pradesh by James Broff Byers (1785-1870). This may be the original of a water-colour attributed by Sir William Foster to Francis Nicholson.
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 18 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Allahabad fort seen from the Jhusi shore, the Jumna to the left and the Ganges to the right - 1814.
Watercolour of Allahabad fort from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Benares to Nazibghur Vol. III' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Ha... Read More