Rare Paintings
 17 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Rawat Gokal Das celebrating holi in the zenana
Signed Bagta, Devgarh, dated 1808

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; the imposing ruler dressed in a white jama and adorned in a slightly reserved selection of jewels, commences the celebrations by squirting colored water from his syringe. The cou... Read More
 17 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Mirza Muhammad Azam Shah celebrating Holi
Lucknow, circa 1780

Calligraphic panel signed by Hafiz Nurullah verso.

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; the ruler embraces a courtesan in the center of celebrations surrounded by other members of the zenana and female musicians. Each figure is atti... Read More
 17 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Krishna and Balarama celebrating holi with Radha, squirting orange and yellow dye from a palace courtyard up at Radha and the gopis standing at windows above.

Kangra, circa 1810-20

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 15 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
An ascetic, probably Vasishtha, with a rudrakshamala (rosary) in his hand, sits on a tiger skin in a pavilion with a carefully rendered roof supported by slender pillars. His knees are held in place by a yogapatta (band tied around the knees). He wears a russet dhoti and ornaments made of rudraks... Read More
 14 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Ellora: Bodhisattvas on the right side of the shrine in the Tin Thal (top), Sculpture in the Tin Thal Cave (bottom) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)

Illustration of sculptures from Tin Thal, Cave XII at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [from the] Report on the Elura ... Read More
 14 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Ellora: Sculptures from Kailasa (top), Kailasa in front of the Vimana (bottom centre), Lions on the Roof (bottom left) - 1876
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)

Kailasanatha [Kailasa] Temple, cave XVI, at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Buddhist and B... Read More
 13 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Ellora: Pillar of the Nave Vishvakarma (left), Pillar under the gallery in Vishvakarma Cave (right) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Dinkar Moreshwar (fl. 1875)

Illustrations of pillars from the Vishvakarma Cave from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [from the] Report on the Elura Caves.' The spectacular ... Read More
 13 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Ellora: Mahayogi in Dumar Lena (top left), south Dwarpalas in Dumar Lena (top right), Figure from Dumar Lena- front and side profile (bottom) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)

Illustration of sculptures from Dhumar Lena, Cave XXIX at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings ... Read More
 13 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Ellora: Head found at Ellora (left), Pillar from last Jaina cave (right) - 1877
By Draughtsman: Jayrao Raghoba (fl. 1875)

Illustration of fragments from the cave temples at Ellora from James Burgess' 'Original Drawings [of] Elura Cave Temples Brahmanical and Jaina, IIII.' The spectacular site of... Read More
 12 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
In the Kylas Temple, Ellora, India, March 1878
By Marianne North

Oil on paper, 25.2 x 35.3 cm

Collection: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Read More
 12 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
In the Kylas Temple, Ellora, India, March 1878
By Marianne North

Oil on paper, 25.2 x 35.3 cm

Collection: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Read More
 12 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
In the Kylas Temple, Ellora, India, March 1878
By Marianne North

Oil on paper, 25.2 x 35.3 cm

Collection: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Read More
 12 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Interior of the Cave Temple of Indra Sabha at Ellora - 1830

This is plate 25 of Robert Melville Grindlay's 'Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India'. Grindlay (1786-1877) was only 17 when he arrived in India in 1803. He served with the Bombay Native Infantry from ... Read More
 11 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
A Bairagi or Hindu Ascetic
By Captain Robert Melville Grindlay
c.1820
Oil on canvas, 42 x 36 cm

A painting of an Hindu ascetic (bairagi). Grindlay served with the 7th Bombay Native Infantry from 1804 to 1820, and after he retired from India founded the banking firm of Grindlay & Company.

Colle... Read More
 11 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
The sacred town and temple of Dwaraka
Captain ROBERT MELVILLE GRINDLAY

Plate from:
Scenery, Costumes, and Architecture, Chiefly on the Western Side of India, 6 parts in one vol., first edition, hand-coloured engraved general title, 36 hand-coloured aquatint plates after Grindlay, Westall, Stanfi... Read More
 11 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Aurangabad from the ruins of Aurungzebe's Palace, drawn in 1813

This is plate 28 of Robert Melville Grindlay's 'Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India". Grindlay (1786-1877) was in the service of the East India Company and also worked as an artist. During his sta... Read More
 10 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Robert Melville Grindlay - 1826

The Rajah of Cutch with his Vassalls
Hand-coloured aquatints after Grindlay and Westall, framed and glazed, sheet size 280 x 325mm., R. Ackermann

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 9 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Study of a Ironer
c. 1840

Ascribed to Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya
Bengal, India

Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
Drawing, natural pigments
Opaque watercolour

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 9 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
Study of a cook
c. 1840

Ascribed to Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya
Bengal, India

Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India
Drawing, natural pigments
Opaque watercolour

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 9 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
A phaeton carriage drawn by two horses, grooms holding the reins.
Lucknow, in the style of Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, circa 1878

Watercolour on paper, old label on reverse naming the horses with the date 1878, framed
122 x 205 mm.

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 9 Mar 2014 Rare Paintings
A ruler out riding in a horse-drawn carriage with two retainers, armed officers on horseback riding alongside
Company School, in the style of Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, mid-19th Century

Gouache on paper, in mount
260 x 495 mm.

Possibly the work of a Rajasthani artist influenced by Shaikh... Read More