The British Army entering the Bolan Pass from Dadur,
in the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1842,
from 'Sketches in Afghanistan' by James Atkinson,
engraved by Charles Haghe (1810-88) and Louis Haghe (1806-85), published by Henry Graves
https://t.co/80uXkUivmu
(Close-up)
A Scholar and a Scribe on a Carpeted Terrace
By Jagan
(From the Keir Collection of Islamic Art)
India, Mughal,
c.1580
https://t.co/CnhjOgHjxW
Colophon page from a Mughal manuscript of the
Gulistan (Rose Garden) of Sa‘di of Shiraz (1203-1292)
It depicts the eminent scribe Muhammad Husayn al-Kashmiri known as Zarrin Qalam (Golden Pen)
and the artist Manohar as a youth
Fatehpur Sikri,
1582
https://t.co/oNKeT6bEEQ
Sulimani Lady, from the
Reminiscences of Bombay 1905
"...an illuminated welcome address to HRH the Princess of Wales presented by the women of Bombay,
featuring 14 watercolours of Indian women by the artist Manchershaw Fakirjee Pithawalla (1872-1937)"
https://t.co/7A59XrQlgV
The Place of Jesus’s Birth,
from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-Quds)
of Father Jerome Xavier
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Made for Prince Salim
(Future Mughal Emperor Jahangir, r.1605-27)
Allahabad, 1602-4
https://t.co/jMHc4lBnVs
A Rare Gota Work Chaupar Board
Silver embroidery on a cloth board of green silk
Mandvi, Gujarat,
c.1910
(Together with)
A Silver Chaupar Set by Gazdar of Bombay
20th century
(And)
Two Ivory Pāsa or oblong die
Jodhpur
19th century
https://t.co/CWzi5vsBFa
(Close-up)
A portrait of a Rajput nobleman,
attributed to the Mughal master Manohar
Gouache and gold on paper
Mughal, circa 1610-20
"Manohar was the son of Basawan, one of the most celebrated artists at Akbar's Mughal court."
https://t.co/SsPv1B9Bbz
A Gathering at Sunset
(A folio from St Petersburg Muraqqa)
India, Mughal, c.1680
On the bank of a river, women bathe and wash their clothes; others visit a senior member of the Gorakhpanthi Nath community (seated, bottom right)
Sold for £103K, London 2012
https://t.co/Avu7kPgULm
An Illustration from the #Fraser Album:
Mawlawi Salamat Allah of Mathura,
with a Disciple, and,
a Musician [Noor Mohammed, Sitar Player, of Nizamgarh]
Opaque and transparent pigments on paper,
each figure identified in nasta’liq
Delhi or Haryana, c.1815-9
https://t.co/sRFYstj6Q3