EditorialThe mosque on the corner of Chowringhee Road and the Dhurrumtollah in Calcutta, built by Prince Ghulam Muhammad, eighth son of Tipu Sultan, ‘in gratitude to God and in commemoration of the Honourable Court of Directors granting him the arrears of his...
EditorialPortrait of a bodyguard of Rangit Singh with a matchlock, and bow and arrows, mounted on a richly caparisoned horse. Inscribed in Persian characters and in English. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1248. Language: Persian.
EditorialMan with his Ghulam servant. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles north-west of Delhi for Colonel James Skinner. 1825. ...
EditorialPortrait of Saiyid Mirza Azim Beg of Hansi seated on a cane stool with Dai Lal Vakil, Kisan Lal Munshi and Pir Bakhsh Khitmatgar. Inscribed in Persian characters. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1265. Language: Persian.
EditorialGoats crushing a fox. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. The fox crushed between two fighting goats. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i Suhay...
EditorialPortrait of Diwan Babu Ram seated on the ground with papers, books, pen-cases and spectacles; beside him his adopted son and peon standing by. Inscribed: 'Dewan Baboo Ram. His adopted Son'. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1264.
EditorialLieutenant-Colonel James Skinner (1778-1841). Mercenary soldier, and then Irregular Cavalryman and founder of Skinner's Horse Regiment. Half-length portrait. He is dressed in a dark blue uniform faced with red and profusely ornamented with silver lace...
EditorialFarisa the pious jackal. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. Farisa the pious jackal with Kamju'i the lion. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i...
Editorial'Abu Zafar Siraj al-Din Muhammad (later Bahadur Shah II, 1837-58), facing right, smoking a hookah. An attendant stands behind him with a 'morchal'. Signed on right of balustrade in Persian. c.1810. Opaque watercolour. Gold and plain borders. Source: Ad...
EditorialThe occasion of the Divan-i Khass in the Palace in the Delhi Fort. The red awnings and 'shamianas', fully rigged, a scene of vigorous activity beneath as a palanquin is prepared for the Emperor's departure with various figures going about their duties....
EditorialTwo soldiers of Skinner's Horse skirmishing and firing at each other with blanks. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1263.
Editorial[Group portrait of the Afghan Commander-in-Chief, Ghulam Haidar Charkhi, and staff taken during] Sir H. Mortimer Durand's Mission to Afghanistan for [the] Durand line [?] Treaty. A British military mission to Afghanistan and treaty talks. 1893. The C-i...
EditorialThe mosque on the corner of Chowringhee Road and the Dhurrumtollah in Calcutta, built by Prince Ghulam Muhammad, eighth son of Tipu Sultan, ‘in gratitude to God and in commemoration of the Honourable Court of Directors granting him the arrears of his...
EditorialNawab Muhammad 'Abd al-Rahman Khan of Jhajjar (born 1827, ruled 1845-57) in his court in hot weather with various musicians and courtiers. 1849. Opaque watercolour. Source: Add.Or.4680.
EditorialNawab Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Khan of Jhajjar (b. 1827, ruled 1845-57), at his court in cool weather with his two young sons, a British officer of the Political Service and various courtiers and attendants. 1852. Opaque watercolour heightened with gold....
EditorialPortrait of Akbar II (1806-1837). With a halo round his head, he wears a fur-trimmed padded coat. He is seated holding a hookah-snake in his left hand, and a writing case lies on the floor beside him. Amherst collection. 1827. Water-colour on ivory. De...
EditorialPortrait of a bodyguard of Rangit Singh with a matchlock, and bow and arrows, mounted on a richly caparisoned horse. Inscribed in Persian characters and in English. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1248. Language: Persian.
EditorialMan with his Ghulam servant. Tashrih al-aqvam, an account of origins and occupations of some of the sects, castes and tribes of India. Written at Hansi Cantonment, Hissar District, eighty-five miles north-west of Delhi for Colonel James Skinner. 1825. ...
EditorialThe fox crushed between the two fighting goats.(Mirza Ghulam). . ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay. A.H. 1019 (A.D. 1610). Source: Add. 18579 f.63. Language: Persian.
EditorialPortrait of Saiyid Mirza Azim Beg of Hansi seated on a cane stool with Dai Lal Vakil, Kisan Lal Munshi and Pir Bakhsh Khitmatgar. Inscribed in Persian characters. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1265. Language: Persian.
EditorialGoats crushing a fox. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. The fox crushed between two fighting goats. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i Suhay...
EditorialShrine of Bu ali Qalandari at Panipat, ascribed to Ghulam 'Ali Khan. 1822. India. Religious building. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.4693. Language: Persian.
EditorialA group photograph of the winning team after the finals of Khivaja Ghulam Sadiq Hockey Tournament, Amritsar. Portraits of Indian police Groups. Dec-34. Source: Photo 348/(18).
EditorialSir Henry Lawrence (1806-57). c.1847. Portrait miniature of Sir Henry Lawrence (1806-57). British soldier and administrator. Watercolour on ivory. Originally published/produced in c.1847. . Source: Add.Or.2409,.
EditorialPortrait of Diwan Babu Ram seated on the ground with papers, books, pen-cases and spectacles; beside him his adopted son and peon standing by. Inscribed: 'Dewan Baboo Ram. His adopted Son'. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1264.
EditorialLieutenant-Colonel James Skinner (1778-1841). Mercenary soldier, and then Irregular Cavalryman and founder of Skinner's Horse Regiment. Half-length portrait. He is dressed in a dark blue uniform faced with red and profusely ornamented with silver lace...
EditorialFarisa the pious jackal. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. Farisa the pious jackal with Kamju'i the lion. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables. Image taken from Anvar-i...
Editorial'Abu Zafar Siraj al-Din Muhammad (later Bahadur Shah II, 1837-58), facing right, smoking a hookah. An attendant stands behind him with a 'morchal'. Signed on right of balustrade in Persian. c.1810. Opaque watercolour. Gold and plain borders. Source: Ad...
EditorialPortrait of a sketch of Ghulam Muhammad Khan, Chief of the Rohillas and some Rohilla officers. Photograph. 1911-12. Source: Photo 1010/10(186). Language: English.
EditorialThe jealous woman poisoned. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. The jealous woman killed by the poison she intended for the young man. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fables...
EditorialTwo soldiers of Skinner's Horse skirmishing and firing at each other with blanks. Skinner Album. Delhi, 1820-1830. Watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1263.
EditorialPrince Mirza Muhammad Salim, the Emperor's second son. The prince is seated holding a hookah snake in his right hand. He wears a fur-trimmed padded pillar and draped curtains behind him. Amherst collection. 1827. Water-colour on ivory. Delhi style. Sou...
EditorialThe occasion of the Divan-i Khass in the Palace in the Delhi Fort. The red awnings and 'shamianas', fully rigged, a scene of vigorous activity beneath as a palanquin is prepared for the Emperor's departure with various figures going about their duties....
EditorialA prince with his kidnapper. Anvar-i Suhayli. India, 1610-1611. The prince in a pavilion at night with the shoemaker who kidnapped him. A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript of Anvar-i Suhayli, a version of the Kalila va Dimna fabl...
EditorialFariseh the pious jackal with Kamju’i the lion. By Mirza Ghulam. A.H. 1019 (A.D. 1610). ANWáR E SUHAILI, the Fables of Pilpay. Illustration from the Fables of Pilpay. Source: Add. 18579 f.311v. Language: Persian.
EditorialMu'awiyah and 'Amr ibn al-'As. 1800-1825. Mu'awiyah, governor of Syria, receiving 'Amr ibn al-'As. Image taken from: Hamlah-i Haidari, a poetical account of the life of 'Ali by Muhammad Rafi' Bazil with the continuation of Mir Ghulam 'Ali Azad. Opaque ...
EditorialFive Recruits: Ummee Chund, Indur, Goolzaree, Bukhtawur and Juhaz. Date/Period: Between ca. 1815 and ca. 1816. Painting / watercolor painting. Watercolor, Indian ink and gold on paper. Height: 27 cm (10.6 in); Width: 39 cm (15.3 in).
EditorialShahnama (Book of Kings), A.H. 1074?79/A.D. 1663?69, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Opaque watercolor, ink, silver and gold on paper, H. 18 1/2 in. (47 cm), Codices, Ali Naqi, Aqa Nuyan, Ghulam Parmak, Fadl Ali, Mu?in, Muhammad Zaman (active 164...