Rare Paintings
 5 Jan 2011 Rare Paintings
Beejapore. Jumma Musjid in the distance - 1st December 1857

Water-colour painting of Bijapur by John Frederick Lester (1825-1915), 1st December 1857. This image is from an album of 30 watercolours made between 1865 and 1877 in Kathiawar, Bombay, Poona, Mahabaleshwar and Savantvadi State. The a... Read More
 3 Jan 2011 Rare Paintings
Rama and his allies begin the attack on Lanka, by Sahib Din.
From a manuscript of the Ramayana, Udaipur, 1652

It is difficult to exaggerate the influence of the story of Rama and of his quest for Sita on the whole of Indian and South-east Asian culture over more than two millennia, as Rama be... Read More
 2 Jan 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
 2 Jan 2011 Rare Paintings
The white and black marble throne platforms on the terrace of the palace at Agra - 1815

Watercolour of the throne platforms on the terrace at the Agra palace from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Agra to Barrackpore Vol. X' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram betw... Read More
 28 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The Hazuribagh Darwaza, Lahore (Punjab) - December 1848

Water-colour painting of the gateway to the Hazuri Bagh at Lahore in the Punjab (modern Pakistan) by Henry Ambrose Oldfield (1822-1871) in December 1848. Inscribed on the front in water-colour is: 'Gateway in the Huzooree Bagh. Lahore. H... Read More
 28 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The Mughal Shalimar Gardens north of Delhi - 1814

Watercolour of Shalimar Gardens near Delhi 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... Read More
 28 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The Mughal interior of the west gate to Allahabad Fort - 1814

Watercolour of the interior of the western gateway to 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... Read More
 24 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Lively elephant and mahout
Attributed to Wajid
India, Isarda
c. 1680
31 x 43cm; watercolour on paper

Source : Sam Fogg
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 24 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
South East View of Adoni Fort - 1805

Water-colour painting of Adoni Fort by Benjamin Swain Ward (1786-1835), 1809. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'View of Adoni on the South East in' '1809 by B.S.W.'.

Benjamin Swain Ward was the son of Francis Swain Ward of the Madras army. The latter di... Read More
 20 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The City of Benares (U.P.) from Amrit Rao's Ghat to the Munshi Ghat - 22 November 1789

Water-colour painting of the ghats on the river front at Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) from Amrit Rao's Ghat to the Munshi Ghat by Thomas (1749-1840) and William (1769-1837) Daniell, 22 November 1789. Inscribed o... Read More
 20 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
A street scene in Moradabad with a great Nawabi style gateway - 1814

Watercolour of a street scene in Moradabad from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Mohumdy to Gheen Vol. V' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-G... Read More
 16 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The mountain of Ellora - 1803

Plate 2 of 'Hindoo Excavations in the Mountain of Ellora near Aurangabad,' engraved by Thomas Daniell after the drawings of his deceased friend James Wales, which Daniell regarded as the sixth set of his 'Oriental Scenery.' This and two plates on either side form ... Read More
 15 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The Bais Hazari shrine of Nur Qutb 'Alam to the south of Pandua, seen from across a tank - 1817

Watercolour of Nur Qutb 'Alam shrine near Pandua from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Malda to Gunga Pursaad Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-... Read More
 14 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Ajanta : Interior of Chaitya Cave No 10 - 1839

This is plate 5 from James Fergusson's 'Illustrations of the Rock Cut Temples of India'.
Situated close enough to Deccan trade routes yet comfortably distant from urban centres, Ajanta was an ideal location for a convocation Buddhist monks. Of th... Read More
 14 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Surf breaking over the beach by the temples at Mamallapuram -1805

Watercolour of a general view of the Shore Temple and beach at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, by Elisha Trapaud, c. 1805. Inscribed on front in ink: 'E.T. 1805'; on back in ink:' The Seven Pagodas. 30 Miles South of Madras.'

Mam... Read More
 11 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Interior of the Mausoleum of Itimad-al-Daula, Agra - 1780

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 treasure... Read More
 11 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra - 1748

Watercolour, by an anonymous artist, of a corner view of the Mausoleum of Akbar at Sikandra, dated c.1817. The mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605) is set in a large square garden surrounded by battlemented walls with a red sandstone gateway ... Read More
 5 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Bridge of boats across the Ganges at Cawnpore - 1814

Watercolour of a bridge at Kanpur 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. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and ... Read More
 5 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
Zinat Mahal Begum, the favourite queen of the Emperor Bahadur Shah - 1843

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other contemporary material, with an a... Read More
 4 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
A ghat on the river Ganges with other buildings and tombs at Dalmau - 1814

Watercolour of a ghat at Dalmau 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 Hastings, the Governor-... Read More
 3 Dec 2010 Rare Paintings
The Catholic church at Bandel, near Hooghly, in the middle distance, buildings on the river bank and boats in the foreground - 1820

Watercolour by Sir Charles D'Oyly of the Catholic church at Bandel, near Hooghly in West Bengal, inscribed: 'N1' 'Bandel Church and Refectory. Augt 1820.', from a... Read More