Rare Paintings
 17 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Smaller mosque of Aurangzeb, with the north minaret covered with scaffolding in Varanasi - 1826.
Water-colour painting of the smaller mosque of Aurangzeb at Varanasi by James Prinsep (1799-1840) dating to 1826. Inscribed on the reverse is: 'Madhoray Ghat and the Minarets. 10 March 1826'. This im... Read More
 16 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Countryhouse of Holkar. Near Artillery lines - Poonah -1853.
Water-colour painting with some scratching out by William Carpenter (1818-1899) between 1850 and 1856. Inscribed on the front is: 'Countryhouse of Holkar. Nr. Artillery lines - Poonah' and on the reverse: 'Countryhouse of Holkar in rui... Read More
 15 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
A Hindu ascetic with an attendant holding a sunshade (left) Styles and titles in Persian of Metcalfe as Agent of the G.G.(right) - 1843.
[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monument... Read More
 14 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Letter by Sir Theophilus John Metcalfe (1828-83), son and heir to Sir Thomas T. Metcalfe, and Magistrate in Delhi, to C.B. Thornhill, Secretary to Government at Agra - 1843.
[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views ... Read More
 13 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
View of the Delhi palace from Metcalfe House (left), Portrait of the Emperor Bahadur Shah II (right) - 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... Read More
 13 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
The Shalimar Garden, near Delhi, with the garden-house used by Sir Charles Metcalfe - 1815.
Watercolour of the Shalimar Garden, near Delhi, with the garden-house used by Sir Charles Metcalfe, c. 1815. The Shalminar garden It is one of the most important Mughal gardens in the city. It lies in the... Read More
 12 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
The tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan, brother of Adham Khan, converted to a residence by Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe (top right), with the tomb of Adham Khan beyond (bottom right) - 1843.
[From 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 painting... Read More
 8 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Courtyard of a temple at BRINDABAN - 1815.
Watercolour of a 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 Governor-General of Bengal and the... Read More
 1 Mar 2010 Rare Paintings
Taj Mahal, Agra, and the garden - 1820.
Watercolour of the Taj Mahal in Agra, by an anonymous artist working in the Agra style, c. 1820s.
The Taj Mahal was built by the Emperor Shah Jahan (r.1628-58) for his favourite wife Arjumand Banu Begum upon her death in 1631. Constructed of India’s fines... Read More
 28 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
Plan of Hindu temple, TRICHUR (COCHIN). 11 June 1816.

MacMPen-and-ink and water-colour drawing of the plan of the Hindu temple at Trichur, by John Gould, dated 11 June 1816. Inscribed on front in ink: 'Plan of the Hindoo Temple of Trichoore in Kerala & of its Environs. From the Section of the ... Read More
 28 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
View of the fort of COCHIN , from across the backwater, with the union flag flying from the warehouse, formerly the Portuguese cathedralof Santa Cruz - 1800.

Water-colour painting of the fort of Cochin, from across the backwater by an unknown artist, c.1800. The image is inscribed: 'View of Co... Read More
 25 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
'Mahableshwur. December 1868'.
Water-colour painting of Mahabaleshwar by John Frederick Lester (1825-1915), December 1868. This image is from an album of water-colours made between 1865 and 1877 in Kathiawar, Bombay, Poona, Mahabaleshwar and Savantvadi State. The album cover is lettered in gold:... Read More
 24 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
Emily Eden - the person behind the artist.
But it is as a painter that she is being re-introduced to the public consciousness through the current exhibition. J. Dickinson published her paintings for the first time in 1844 in a collection called "Princes and People of India". Her paintings were ex... Read More
 20 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
"BALTHAZAR SOLVYNS's life is itself fascinating, and his portrayal of India constitutes an unrivaled visual account of the people of Bengal in the late eighteenth century. The prints in themselves are of importance in a tradition reaching back to the early seventeenth century, and even earlier, w... Read More
 15 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
In 1844 the daughters of Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe received a gift from their father. While working in India as the Governor-General's Agent at the Imperial court of the Mughal Emperor, Metcalfe assembled an album containing 120 paintings by Indian artists. He wrote his own descriptive text alon... Read More
 14 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
Pearl Mosque, Agra Fort - 1796.
Watercolour of the Pearl Mosque (Moti Masjid) in Agra, by Latif, part of the Bax Collection, c. 1820-1822. Inscribed on the front in English: 'The Moota Musjid or Marble Mosque of Agra'; in Persian characters: 'Moti Masjid dar qil'ah i Akbarabad 'amal i Latif' (Th... Read More
 10 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
The Death of Tippoo Saib at the taking of Seringapatam," an engraving from 1804 Read More
 10 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
Theatrical Print 1823
Theatre Collection
Henry Kemble in the role of 'Tipoo Saib' at the Royal Coburg Theatre, 20 January 1823. Read More
 10 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
A section from a 'Panoramic Scroll' of the city of DELHI viewed from the Lahore Gates of the Red Fort, by Mazhar ‘Ali Khan, 1846. Read More
 10 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
Painting of a Factory of The East India Company 1790-1800. Back view of the English factory in Bengal(?) with high surrounding wall. Read More
 7 Feb 2010 Rare Paintings
'Part of the City of Calcutta', Clive Street -1840.
Pencil drawing heightened with white on tinted paper of Clive Street in Calcutta by SIR CHARLES D'OYLY (1781-1845) dated 1840. Inscribed: 'Part of the City of Calcutta. Sir Charles D'Oyly ad natm delt. 1840' and on the original mount: 'Part of ... Read More