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1.The less seen Howrah side,Shalkia Ghat,a view of the opposite from Respondia Walk with a north wester coming on.Plate 7,James Baillie Fraser's 'Views of Calcutta,its Environs'.Fraser (1783-1856),acquaint coloured @britishlibrary @DalrympleWill @ranjona @TeestaGuha #arthistory
The departure of Bharat in search of his elder brother King Rama,as the women of palace sob,wail and console each other, ca.1810-20, Kangra @Sothebys
@DalrympleWill @ranjona @fzhassan
#art #arthistory #culture #History #miniaturepainting
Parrots are swinging on the cable wires.Reminded of Company artist Sheikh Zain ud Din`s Madna Tota/Red-Breasted Parakeet on a Pakur /White Fig Tree,ca.1779,Impey Album. Stockholm Auction House @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @ranjona
#art #companyart #Parrot #Bengals #kolkata
#textiles on my mind
A #companypainting #watercolour from Tashrih al-aqvam (ca.1825)commissioned by Col. James Skinner(ca.1778–1841)of a Chipi (or chimba) a traditional cloth printer at work.
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#History
An epic fight! A quirky depiction from Mahabharata,the epic saga showing Bhima killing Duryodhana Kangra,ca 1820. @bonhams1793 @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @fzhassan @abhishekbhaya #History #Literature #ancient #arthistory #culture
Imagining cool evenings with sherbets/drink in this unbearably humid Bombay November.
A portrait of an EIC Official,mid 19thC,Punjab plains @ChristiesInc .Love his Indianised outfit. @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @Andrew007Uk #History #art #colonial
An interesting depiction by an unknown artist of Surya,the sun-god,seated on his chariot led by a horse with seven heads ca.1800-1805,Pune. Note his charioteer @britishmuseum @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @ranjona @Meenakari8 @Andrew007Uk #art #History #culture #mythology
A large Gol-e-bul-bul painting,Shiraz,Iran, Qajar period 19thC @Sothebys @DalrympleWill @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @Jibunnessa @Chemburstudio @ranjona @maiopatti @HammadHRind @mkhanpasha @Meenakari8
#arthistory #asia #nature #art #Flowers #birds #iran
By a master artist working for William Fraser; Tax collectors&village elders; Fraser Album Delhi/Haryana ca.1810–20,Pvt collection from Princes &Painters in Mughal Delhi,1707–1857(Asia Society&Yale) by @DalrympleWill & Yuthika S. @errfanseye @ssharadmohhan @ranjona #History #art