Indian Culture Collection (#7)

Rustem Killing Arjang Div, c. 1630 (pen & ink, heightened with colour, on paper)
1196814 Rustem Killing Arjang Div, c.1630 (pen & ink, heightened with colour, on paper) by Mughal School, (17th century); 19.1x12 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Allegorical portrait of Jahangir (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874380 Allegorical portrait of Jahangir (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Ali Khan, Ghulam (fl.1815); 27.7 x18 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Nur-ud-din Mohammad Salim)

Port Blair, Andaman Islands, the Scene of the Late Viceroys Assassination (engraving)
1057746 Port Blair, Andaman Islands, the Scene of the Late Viceroys Assassination (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Port Blair, Andaman Islands)

A hero slays a giant before a crowd of onlookers in a courtyard, illustration from the Hamza Nama, c
FIT282922 A hero slays a giant before a crowd of onlookers in a courtyard, illustration from the Hamza Nama, c.1555-67 (bodycolour on cotton) by Mughal School

Matsya, the fish incarnation of Vishnu, c. 1745 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
873998 Matsya, the fish incarnation of Vishnu, c.1745 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Mahesh (fl.c.1745); 19.4 x28.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Rustam killing the White Demon, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c)
STC153444 Rustam killing the White Demon, illustration from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), by Abu l-Qasim Manur Firdawsi (c.934-c.1020), from the Large Clive Album by Indian School

A lady on a terrace offers the ancient Vedic ritual sacrifice to Brahma, c. 1725 (w / c on paper)
476439 A lady on a terrace offers the ancient Vedic ritual sacrifice to Brahma, c.1725 (w/c on paper) by Ragini, Khambavati (18th century) (attr)

Catalan Atlas, Sheet 10, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment)
5054670 Catalan Atlas, Sheet 10, 1375 (pen with coloured inks on parchment) by Cresques, Abraham (1325-87); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: World map made in Majorca)

Gautama Buddha, aka Siddhaurtha Gautama, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders
3960967 Gautama Buddha, aka Siddhaurtha Gautama, from Living Biographies of Religious Leaders by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Gautama Buddha, c.563/480-c.483/400 BC, aka Siddhaurtha Gautama)

The edge of the Bekanneer desert, India, 1909 (Watercolour)
7261323 The edge of the Bekanneer desert, India, 1909 (Watercolour) by Dean, Frank (1865-1947); 34x24.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: The edge of the Bekanneer desert)

Ghat Hurdwar, c. 1850
7262317 Ghat Hurdwar, c.1850 by Metzeroth, Bernhard (1813-48); 10.9x16.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bernhard Metzeroth (1813-1848) Caption Ghat Hurdwar, Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr

Elephanta, c. 1835 (engraving)
7262269 Elephanta, c.1835 (engraving) by Grunewald, Ernst Friedrich (1801-48); 9.9x15.0 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernst Friedrich Grunewald (1801-1848) Captions Elephanta and Aus d

Navratna, 19th century (gouache heightened with gold on paper)
7260246 Navratna, 19th century (gouache heightened with gold on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); 28.5 x 20.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Jaipur)

A noble woman burns incense in a palanquin, ancient India 1928 (print)
7237136 A noble woman burns incense in a palanquin, ancient India 1928 (print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Giant thorny bamboo, Bambusa bambos, in India. 1807 (aquatint)
7237481 Giant thorny bamboo, Bambusa bambos, in India. 1807 (aquatint) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giant thorny bamboo, Bambusa bambos, in India)

Mausoleum Mahomed Chans, 1848 (engraving)
7259556 Mausoleum Mahomed Chans, 1848 (engraving) by Dibdin, Thomas Colman (1810-93); 10.0x15.0 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Mausoleum of Mahomed Chan and Aus d. Kunstanst. D)

Indian Ornament (litho)
6006336 Indian Ornament (litho) by Glazier, Richard (1851-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Ornament. Illustration for A Manual of Historic Ornament by Richard Glazier (Batsford, 1899)

Jahangir Shooting the Head of Malik Ambar, early 17th century (opaque w / c, ink & gold on paper)
3742877 Jahangir Shooting the Head of Malik Ambar, early 17th century (opaque w/c, ink & gold on paper) by Hasan, Abu l (fl.1605-27); 38x26 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

The Trial of the Honourable B G Tilak for Sedition, at the Bombay High Court (engraving)
1597936 The Trial of the Honourable B G Tilak for Sedition, at the Bombay High Court (engraving) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Afghan Campaign, Yakoob Khan, the Ex-Ameer, on his Way to India as a Prisoner of State escorted by the Sixth
1045512 The Afghan Campaign, Yakoob Khan, the Ex-Ameer, on his Way to India as a Prisoner of State escorted by the Sixth Dragoons, Carabineers (engraving) by Durand

Retreat of the British Army from Kabul (colour litho)
5992275 Retreat of the British Army from Kabul (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Retreat of the British Army from Kabul)

The Final Release (colour litho)
5990859 The Final Release (colour litho) by Tagore, Abanindranath (1871-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Final Release)

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