Rare Paintings
 13 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Colour lithographic print of Indian Court at The Great Exhibition, London; the central display shown here is that of the Howdah and the stuffed elephant - 1854

This image is one from the Dickinson Brothers publication entitled 'Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851'... Read More
 13 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Vishnu saving the elephant, Gajendra in 'Gajendramoksha'.
ca.1820
Trichinopoly, India

Inscription:
'An elephant was caught by an alligator in a Tank and was unable to get out for several years. At last the Elephant called upon Vishnoo to protect him and Vishnoo then came.'

Vishnu touchin... Read More
 12 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Copy of painting from the caves of Ajanta

Oil painting
Ajanta, India
1881-1883

Artist: Griffiths, John
Bombay School of Art
Oil on canvas

This painting is largely damaged on the right hand side. On the left hand side is an elephant who is adorned with jewellery. Below the elephant ... Read More
 12 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Akbar inspecting a wild elephant captured from a herd near Malwa in 1564. Painting from the Akbarnama, 1590-1595.


The Akbarnama was commissioned by the emperor Akbar as the official chronicle of his reign. It was written by his court historian and biographer Abu'l Fazl between 1590 and 1596 ... Read More
 11 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Painting by a British artist; William Carpenter, Elephants belonging to the Rajah of Bhurtpur, India, 1855.

William Carpenter was the eldest son of the distinguished portrait painter Margaret Sarah Carpenter and of William Hookham Carpenter, who became Keeper of the Prints and Drawings Departm... Read More
 11 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Elephant
1931

By Yoshida Hiroshi , (Japanese, 1876 - 1950)
Showa era

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
H: 37.7 W: 24.6 cm
Japan

Copyright © 2012 Smithsonian Institution Read More
 10 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
View of Udayagiridrug - May 1794

Water-colour drawing by Colin MacKenzie of the view of the fort of Udayagiri in Andhra Pradesh, dated May 1794. Inscribed on front in ink: 'N.' 'View of Udgherry Droog. C. McK. May 1794'; on back in ink: 'North View of Udgherri Droog in the Nellore Circars.'

The... Read More
 10 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Falls of the Ghataprabha river near Gokak (Mysore) - 1804

Pencil drawing of the Gokak Falls in Karnataka, by Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) dated 1804. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Sketch of the Falls of the Gatpurba near Gokauk. 1804. 175 feet fall. by Mr Manesty.' From 1792 to 1799 MacKen... Read More
 10 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
View of Nandidrug (Mysore), with the batteries firing during the siege - 1791

Water-colour painting of the hill-fort of Nandidrug in Karnataka made during the siege of 1791 by Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821). Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'No.1. View of Nundidroog with the Batteries firing on'... Read More
 9 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
'Captain Colin Mackenzie, Madras Army, lately a hostage in Caubool, in his Affghan Dress', 1842 (c).

Oil on canvas by James Sant (1820-1916), 1842 (c).

This flamboyant portrait is in keeping with an officer who enjoyed as dashing a career as Captain (later Lieutenant-General) Colin Mackenzi... Read More
 9 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Radhanath Sikdar and Nain Singh commemorative stamps

(Source: Dan's Topical Stamps (Trigonometrical Survey)) Read More
 8 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
'A Native of Garwhal', in the attitude of moving forward, 1908.

Oil on canvas by Gertrude Ellen Burrard (later Lady Gertrude) (1860-1928), 1908.

Gertrude Ellen Burrard accompanied her husband Sidney Burrard, an Indian Army Officer, around the Indian subcontinent during his time as Superinte... Read More
 8 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Gunga, a Hindu from Oudh and a chaprassie (messenger) of No. 22 Astronomical Survey Party of which Captain S G Burrard was in charge, 1894.

Oil on canvas by Gertrude Ellen Burrard (later Lady Gertrude) (1860-1928), 1894.

Gertrude Ellen Burrard accompanied her husband Sidney Burrard, an Indi... Read More
 8 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Hasan, our bheestie (water-carrier) at Simla, 1908.

Oil on canvas by Gertrude Ellen Burrard (later Lady Gertrude) (1860-1928), 1908.

Gertrude Ellen Burrard accompanied her husband Sidney Burrard, an Indian Army Officer, around the Indian subcontinent during his time as Superintendent on the... Read More
 8 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Ganda Singh, a Sikh messenger of Colonel Wilmer's Topographical No. 14 Survey Party, 1894.

Oil on canvas by Gertrude Ellen Burrard (later Lady Gertrude) (1860-1928), 1894.

Gertrude Ellen Burrard accompanied her husband Sidney Burrard, an Indian Army Officer, around the Indian subcontinent d... Read More
 8 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Baba Nanak goes to school - 1733

This miniature comes from the 'Janam Sakhi' in Punjabi, a prose hagiography of Guru Nanak compiled and copied by Daya Ram Abhrol in 1733 with 57 miniature paintings by Alam Chand Raj. The work consists of a series of 58 'sakhis' - ethical and moral anecdotes - wr... Read More
 7 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Miniature of Guru Nanak from Astronomical treatise - 1840

This miniature portrait of Guru Nanak comes from the 'Sarvasiddhantattvacudamani' - 'The Crest-Jewel of the Essence of all Systems of Astronomy' - written by Durgashankar Pathak in Varanasi. The manuscript was commissioned around 1840 b... Read More
 7 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
View of Amritsar - 1825

Watercolour of Amritsar in Punjab, by an anonymous artist in c. 1825. Inscribed on the front in Persian characters: 'Naqshah i qil'ah i Gobindgarh ya'ni Amritsar' (Picture of the fortress of Gobindgarh that is Amritsar); on the back in English: 'The Fort of Gobindgarh, ... Read More
 7 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
'The Golden Temple, Amritzur, India. 26 May 1878'
By Marianne North
Oil on paper, 25.8 x 51 cm

Collection: British Library Read More
 6 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Maharajah Sree Padmanabhadasa Uthram Thirunal Marthanda Varma

A PORTRAIT OF THE MAHARAJAH OF TRAVANCORE, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1845

Watercolour on paper

37 by 26.4 cm. (14½ by 10 3/8 in.)

Source: www.sothebys.com Read More
 6 Jan 2013 Rare Paintings
Travancore and the Great Exhibition of London - 1851

"...An ivory state chair in the shape of a throne, reflecting the craftsmanship of the Travancore artisans, was already under construction for the Maharajah’ use and at this juncture it was thought a fit present to be sent for the Great Exhi... Read More