Rare Paintings
 17 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
Three small panels of Florentine pietra dura, as well as a large Mughal panel, installed at the back of the throne in the jharokha of the Diwan-i 'Am in the Delhi Palace - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of vie... Read More
 13 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
Shah Jahan on a Terrace Holding a Pendant Set with His Portrait, dated 1627/8; Mughal
Inscribed by Chitarman, dated 1627/8
India
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Shah Jahan's love of sumptuous objects is doubly manifest in this extraordinary portrait-within-a-portrait, probably made as ... Read More
 12 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
The Kali or Kalan Mosque in Delhi - 1814

Watercolour of Kalan Masjid from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Delhi to Tughlikabad Vol. VII' 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-C... Read More
 12 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
Cenotaph of Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal, Agra - 1794

Watercolour of the cenotaph of the Emperor Shah Jahan in the Taj Mahal, Agra, by Latif, part of the Bax Collection, c. 1820-1822. Inscribed on the front in English: 'Grave of the Emperor Sha Jehan at the Taj Mhal'; in Persian characters: 'Qabr i Sha... Read More
 11 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
The town and pass of Bundi, Rajputana - 1840

Watercolour painting of the town and pass of Bundi in Rajasthan, by an anonymous artist working in the British school, c. 1840. Inscribed on the back in ink is: 'The town and Pass of Bondi in Rajpootana. No. 72.'

Bundi was founded in 1341 by Rao Deva... Read More
 7 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
The Great Gun of Agra lying beside the Fort wall - 1815

Watercolour of the Great Gun of Agra, lying unmounted on the bank of the Jumna below the Shah Burj of the Agra Fort, by Sita Ram, c. 1814-1815. Inscribed below: 'Doond Hanee or great Gun lying at Beessara Ghaut at Agra'.

The Great Gun of A... Read More
 6 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
Three Sikh sirdars on horseback - 1815

Watercolour of three Sikh sirdars on horseback 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 Comm... Read More
 6 Apr 2011 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, 18... Read More
 5 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
Lord Hastings' party in an elephant procession approaching the Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow - 1814

Watercolour of a procession reaching the Rumi Darwaza from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Cawnpore to Mohumdy Vol. IV' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15... Read More
 5 Apr 2011 Rare Paintings
The unfinished temple of Chait Singh at Ramnagar across its tank - 1814

Watercolour of an unfinished temple at Ramnagar in Varanasi from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Benares to Nazibghur Vol. III' was produced for the Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marq... Read More
 29 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Poona with hill of Parvati. Boat with Indian sepoy in foreground. Poonah, Parbutty & Shinghur - 1798

Water-colour painting of the river at Pune with the hill of Parvati in the background by John Johnson (c.1769-1846) dated to between circa 1795 and 1801. This image is from a sketch-book of 36 dr... Read More
 29 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Alexander Visits the Sage Plato
Page from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, dated 1597–98
Mughal
Attributed to Basawan
Pakistan (Lahore)
Ink, colors, and gold on paper

The brilliant Persian-language poet of Sultanate India, Amir Khusrau Dihlavi wrote his rep... Read More
 28 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Ganesha and his consort. Carved into a temple column at Madurai - 1801

Pen and ink drawing of Ganesha with his consort, from the Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, Madurai, from an 'Album of 51 drawings (57 folios) of buildings, sculpture and paintings in the temple and choultry of Tirumala Nayyak a... Read More
 28 Mar 2011 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 India... Read More
 18 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Taxila Gate and City of Peshawar - 20 March 1879

Water-colour painting of the Taxila gate and city of Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan by Charles J. Cramer-Roberts (1834-1895), 20 March 1879. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Taxila Gate. City of Peshawur from Fort-with ... Read More
 12 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar - 1800

Watercolour drawing of the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, by James Crockatt (1755/6-1804), c. 1800. Inscribed on back in ink: 'East view of the Hindoo temple at Bode-Gya, in the neighbourhood of Gya in Behar';' taken by Capt. Crokatt.'

The ... Read More
 12 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Temple and Vihara of Maha-Buddha (Satya Singha) in Kathmandu -August 1857.

Watercolour by of the Mahabodha temple and monastery at Kathmandu in Nepal, by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871), dated August 1857. The image is inscribed on the reverse: 'Temple & Vihar of Maha-Buddha (Satya Singha) ... Read More
 6 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
Colossal figure of Vishnu Narayana in the Ranganathaswami Temple at Sivasamudram- 1800

Watercolour drawing of the colossal figure of Vishnu Narayana in the Ranganathaswami Temple at Sivasamudram in Karnataka, from an album of 56 sheets of drawings (60 folios) mainly of miscellaneous architectu... Read More
 6 Mar 2011 Rare Paintings
The Great Fall of the Cauvery River, Sivasamudram - 1800

Water-colour painting of the Great Fall of the Cauvery River at Sivasamudram by Thomas Fraser (1776-1823), c.1800. Inscribed on the back in ink is: 'The Great Fall of the Cauvery. T. Fraser'; and on front in water-colour: 'T. Fraser.' Th... Read More
 26 Feb 2011 Rare Paintings
Tomb of a Killadar (Governor of a Fort) Ouscottah - 1792

Watercolour after an original sketch by James Hunter of the tomb of a 'Killadar' (governor of a fort) at Hoskote in Karnataka, dated circa 1792. This appears to be a preparatory drawing by William Orme for the aquatint, Plate 27, engrave... Read More
 24 Feb 2011 Rare Paintings
Interior of a Musjid, Ahmedabad - 1853

Water-colour painting of figures inside a mosque at Ahmadabad, Gujarat by William Carpenter (1818-1899) between 1850 and 1856. Inscribed on the reverse is: [In]'terior of a Musjid, Ahmedabad'.

Situated on the banks of the Sabarmati River, Ahmadabad was... Read More