Rare Paintings
 30 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
A Fraser Album Artist: the bullock-drawn carriage of Prince Mirza Babur
Delhi, 1815-19

Pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour and gold, on paper, inscribed in Persian in two places in cursive script at upper and centre left, framed .

The inscriptions read:
'The special chariot of t... Read More
 29 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Article:
An artist unravelled
Sita Ram: Unknown painter of great talent emerges from the past
By Shabana Mahmud
India Today - August 31, 1995

Indian art has just acquired a new 'old master'. The recent discovery of a collection of water colours in a Scottish home means the name of Sita Ram can ... Read More
 29 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
The palace gateway at Rampur - 1815

Watercolour of the palace's gateway at Rampur 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 Bengal and the Commande... Read More
 29 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Details of the doorway, brackets and chajja of Raja Birbal's House at Fathpur Sikri - 1815

Watercolour of carvings from Birbal's House at Fatehpur Sikri from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Tughlikabad to Secundra Vol. VIII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram betw... Read More
 28 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
View of the dargah of Shaikh Salim Chishti and the tomb of Islam Khan beside it in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Fathpur Sikri - 1815

Watercolour of the tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti and Islam Khan from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Tughlikabad to Secundra Vol. VIII' produced for Lord Moira, af... Read More
 28 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Mausoleum of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri - 1820

Watercolour by Latif (fl..1820s) of the Mausoleum of Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, dated between 1820 and 1822. The image is inscribed on the front in English: 'Tomb of Sheik Selim at Futtipoor'; and in Persian characters: 'Ra... Read More
 28 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Details of the pillars, brackets and arches of Salim Chishti's dargah - 1815

Watercolour of the details from Salim Chishti's dargah 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... Read More
 28 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chishti - 1820

Watercolour by a Delhi artist of the Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chishti in the courtyard of the Jami' Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, dated c.1820. The image, enclosed by black ruled borders, is inscribed on the front: 'Futtehpore Sicri'. The Mu... Read More
 27 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Jahangir weighing prince Khurram against gold and silver. Single-page painting mounted on detached album folio. Princely figure sits cross-legged in a large scale ornately decorated with gold, rubies, and other precious jewels. Mahabat Khan, Khan Jahan and attendants look on. In the foreground st... Read More
 24 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Essay:
A Many-tinted, Radiant Aurora : George Chinnery's Kitty Kirkpatrick
By V.Narayan Swami

Extract:

"...But what of the kids, Kitty and William? Kirkpatrick had them portrayed prior to their embarkation from Madras by our friend Chinnery. It would seem the portrait was done in Madras because... Read More
 24 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
George Chinnery - Portrait of the artist painting at his easel
Britain 19th century (1800 - 1899)

Formerly attributed to George Chinnery (1748-1847)

Graphite, watercolour on paper

The portrait in progress on the easel is of Sir Jamsetji Jeejibhoy, a Parsi philanthropist of India.(Credit: VNS)
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 24 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Article:
The colonial perspective
By Victoria Finlay
South China Morning Post - 2012

English painter George Chinnery once called himself 'the ugliest man on the China coast' yet the first major show of his paintings in London for 50 years, on at Asia House, is a splendid portrait of the man, as ... Read More
 6 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
The Great Bull and Pagoda at Tanjore
By William Daniell, 1769–1837

Gray wash and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

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 6 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
The Banks of the Ganges - 1825
Attributed to William Daniell, 1769–1837

Oil on canvas

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 6 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Indian landscape with figures near a stream - 1830
Attributed to William Daniell, 1769–1837

Oil on canvas

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 6 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Bramha and Nursingdara Ghat, Varanasi - 1788
By William Daniell, 1769–1837, British

Gray wash with graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper.

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 4 Jul 2014 Rare Paintings
Hilly Landscape in India - 1820
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: "[T?] Daniell"

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 29 Jun 2014 Rare Paintings
Indian landscape with temple ruins - 1820
By Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Oil on canvas

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 29 Jun 2014 Rare Paintings
View in Southern India, with a Warrior outside his Hut - 1815
By George Chinnery, 1774–1852, British

Oil on canvas

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 29 Jun 2014 Rare Paintings
Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram, Bihar - 1790
D. Robert, active ca. 1775–1800,

Oil on canvas

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 26 Jun 2014 Rare Paintings
Ruins of the Naurattan, Sasaram, Bihar - 1811
By Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840
Oil on canvas

Inscription: Signed and dated, lower right: "T Daniell | 1811"

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