Indian Culture Collection (#8)

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)

The Arrival of Lord and Lady Curzon at the Apollo Bunder, Bombay, 30 December 1898 (litho)
1598400 The Arrival of Lord and Lady Curzon at the Apollo Bunder, Bombay, 30 December 1898 (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet, British soldier (engraving)
6014914 Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet, British soldier (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Harry Smith (1787-1860), 1st Baronet

The Great Mughal, entering the English camp, 1764 (engraving)
3784439 The Great Mughal, entering the English camp, 1764 (engraving); (add.info.: Shah Alam II, the Great Mughal, sovereign of Hindustan, entering the English camp, 1764)

Captain John Avery, engraving
3784186 Captain John Avery, engraving.; (add.info.: Captain John Avery, engraving. Caption reads Captain John Avery taking the Great Moguls ship)

Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving)
3781583 Shah Allum reviewing the East India Company troops, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Shah Allum, mogul of Hindostan, reviewing the East India Companys troops)

March of the grand Mughal, Akbar the Great, 1909 (print)
3781033 March of the grand Mughal, Akbar the Great, 1909 (print); (add.info.: March of the grand Mughal, Akbar the Great, third Mughal emperor of India 15 October 1542 - 27 October 1605)

The Prince of Waless Indian Gifts Collection (engraving)
1602506 The Prince of Waless Indian Gifts Collection (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince of Waless Indian Gifts Collection)

The Imperial Institute: The opening ceremony by Her Majesty the Queen (engraving)
607472 The Imperial Institute: The opening ceremony by Her Majesty the Queen (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom)

The Indian Frontier Rising, the Saran Sar Reconnaissance, the Men of the Northamptonshire Regiment attacked by
1598230 The Indian Frontier Rising, the Saran Sar Reconnaissance, the Men of the Northamptonshire Regiment attacked by the Enemy in a Nullah (litho) by Begg

The Indian Frontier Rising, Gun of Field Battery, Royal Artillery, traversing a Rocky Causeway on the East Bank of
1598122 The Indian Frontier Rising, Gun of Field Battery, Royal Artillery, traversing a Rocky Causeway on the East Bank of Panjkora River (litho) by Begg

The Indian Frontier Rising, with the Tirah Field Force at Shinowrie, Working Parties of the Gurkha Rifles engaged
1598048 The Indian Frontier Rising, with the Tirah Field Force at Shinowrie, Working Parties of the Gurkha Rifles engaged on the Camp Water Supply (litho) by Begg

The Indian Frontier Risings, at the Gate of Ali Musjid, the Fort at the Entrance of the Khyber Pass
1597819 The Indian Frontier Risings, at the Gate of Ali Musjid, the Fort at the Entrance of the Khyber Pass, taken by the Afridis (litho) by Begg

The Review at Delhi before the Prince of Wales (engraving)
1059118 The Review at Delhi before the Prince of Wales (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Review at Delhi before the Prince of Wales)

The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, and his Court (engraving)
1057836 The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, and his Court (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, and his Court)

Bronze Statue of the Late Lord Mayo, KP, GCSI, Governor General of India, to be erected in Calcutta (engraving)
1049282 Bronze Statue of the Late Lord Mayo, KP, GCSI, Governor General of India, to be erected in Calcutta (engraving) by Durand

Yusuf and Zulaikha meet in a garden, 1636 (opaque w / c and gold on paper)
6040463 Yusuf and Zulaikha meet in a garden, 1636 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Samarqandi, Muhammad Nadir (17th century); 25.1x14.4 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Sir James Outram and Sir Henry Havelock meeting Frederick Sleigh Roberts after the relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny
6030877 Sir James Outram and Sir Henry Havelock meeting Frederick Sleigh Roberts after the relief of Lucknow, Indian Mutiny, 17 November 1857 (photogravure) by Begg

Escape of Suraja Dowla from Plassey (colour litho)
5992281 Escape of Suraja Dowla from Plassey (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escape of Suraja Dowla from Plassey)

Lieutenant Pattinson at the Defence of Karygaum (colour litho)
5992277 Lieutenant Pattinson at the Defence of Karygaum (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant Pattinson at the Defence of Karygaum)

The Victory of Buddha (colour litho)
5990830 The Victory of Buddha (colour litho) by Tagore, Abanindranath (1871-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Victory of Buddha)

A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses, c. 1845 (opaque w / c on paper)
5973424 A Syce (Groom) Holding Two Carriage Horses, c.1845 (opaque w/c on paper) by Shaik Muhammad Amir of Karraya (fl.1830-50) (attr. to); 30.5x50.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Nautch girls, 1922 (b / w photo)
5962928 Nautch girls, 1922 (b/w photo) by Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling dancing girls in the later Mughal Empire)

India, 1700-1792 (colour litho)
6016382 India, 1700-1792 (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R. (1871-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: India, 1700-1792)

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