Rare Paintings
 2 Aug 2010 Rare Paintings
The ruined fort of Teliagarhi, formerly known as the key to Bengal because of its earlier strategic importance - 1820.

Watercolour by Sir Charles D'Oyly of the ruined fort of Teliagarhi, formerly known as the key to Bengal because of its earlier strategic importance, from an
album in red leat... Read More
 2 Aug 2010 Rare Paintings
Megha Raga
Central Indian, About 1670
Malwa, Central India
Overall 19.6 x 14.6 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

A couple dances in the rain, accompanied by two female musicians. The man has blue skin and is dressed as Krishna. White birds fly above. The rain is ... Read More
 1 Aug 2010 Rare Paintings
Agradwip, a village on the banks of the Bhagirathi - 1820

Watercolour by Sir Charles D'Oyly of a village on the banks of the Bhagirathi in West Bengal, from an album in red leather covers with a gold stamped border, containing 28 water-colours of a trip along the Bhagirathi and Ganges Rivers, ... Read More
 31 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
The Fort at Amber, Rajasthan, showing part of the Raj Mahal from the opposite bank of the Maota Lake, and low arched buildings used as elephant stables at the water's edge - 1860.

Watercolour of the Fort at Amber in Rajasthan by William Simpson dated c.1860. This image shows part of the Raj Ma... Read More
 31 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
The four-pillared mantapam of the Vijayanagar period in front of the unfinished gopuram of the modern temple, Mahabalipuram - 1825

Watercolour of a pavilion of the Vijayanagar period in front of an unfinished gopuram of a temple, by John Gantz, c. 1825. Inscribed: 'The Muntapom at Mahabalipoor... Read More
 31 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Interior of the Madan Mohan Temple - 1815

Watercolour of the interior of the Madan Mohan temple at Brindaban 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 of Hastings, the Gov... Read More
 31 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Illuminations and fireworks round Mr. Donnithorne's Park - 1815

Watercolour of illuminations at Fatehgarh from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Agra to Barrackpore Vol. X' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-Gene... Read More
 30 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
View of a Mosque and Gateway in Upper Bengal, ca. 1820–21
Sita Ram (Indian, active 1810–22)
India (Bengal)
Watercolor on paper

Sita Ram, painter of this idyllic scene, was hired to record the travels of Francis Rawdon, the governor-general of Bengal (1814–21). Sita Ram had trained in Murshi... Read More
 30 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Second elephant of the Procession, bearing the Royal Standard (top left), A Camel Rider with kettle drum (bottom left), A Party of the 1st Irregular Cavalry or Skinner’s Horse (right) - 1843.

[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130... Read More
 30 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Choultry at Ramesvaram - 1850.

Gouache painting on mica of a small temple at Rameswaram, by an anonymous artist working in the Trichinopoly style, c. 1850. Inscribed: 'Cocoa Nut Trees, a Temple built in' 'the Sea, Native Boats & small Craft'.

This drawing depicts a small temple with a pilla... Read More
 28 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Vignettes of Delhi types - 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 accompanying manuscript text written by Si... Read More
 28 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Views in Mysore. The Deria Dowlut in Seringapatam. Frescoes on wall. - 1868

Photograph from an album of 40 albumen prints by Edmund David Lyon. Karnataka has a long tradition of paintings used to decorate the walls of temples and palaces, although most surviving paintings date from the post-Vi... Read More
 27 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Grounds of Duncan Campbell's house at Patna - 1814.

Watercolour of Duncan Campbell's house in Patna from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patna to Benares Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of B... Read More
 26 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Rear view of the East India Company's Factory at Cossimbazar - 1795.

Watercolour of the rear view of the East India Company's Factory at Cossimbazar in West Bengal by an anonymous artist working in the Murshidabad style, part of the Hyde Collection, c.1790-1800. Inscribed on back in ink: 'Nort... Read More
 26 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
View of the French settlement of Chandernagore (Bengal) - 28 October 1868.

Watercolour painting of the French settlement of Chandernagore by Stanley Leighton (1837-1901) dated 28 October 1868. Inscribed on the mount in pencil is: 'French settlement of Chandernagore on the Hooghly. Wed. 28 Oct.... Read More
 26 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Temple at Ramchandrapur - 1820

Watercolour of a temple at Ramchandrapur from an album of miscellaneous views of Bengal produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1820-21. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r.1... Read More
 26 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Old St. Paul's church, Old Goa. with Priest in the foreground - 1798

Water-colour painting of Old St. Paul's church at Old Goa by John Johnson (c.1769-1846) between c.1795 and 1801. This image is from a sketch-book of 36 drawings (36 folios) depicting scenes chiefly in West India and Mysore, c... Read More
 26 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
A wooded hillside at Brindaban - 1815.

Watercolour of a wooded hillside at Brindaban 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 of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal ... Read More
 26 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
Head of Krishna, ca. 1800
Attributed to Sahib RamIndia (Rajasthan, Jaipur)
Cartoon for a mural depicting the Rasalila (Circle dance of Krishna and the gopis)
Ink and watercolors on paper

As it had been in the preceding century, painting in Amber/Jaipur during the eighteenth century continue... Read More
 25 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
The tomb of the Emperor Humayun with surrounding tombs and pavilions - 1815.

Watercolour of Humayum's Tomb in Delhi 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 ... Read More
 25 Jul 2010 Rare Paintings
The encampment at Kashipur, with elephants being watered - 1814.

Watercolour of encampment at Kashipur 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-General of... Read More