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@amaanbali @britishmuseum @ssharadmohhan @JungNihang @ranveersiiingh @Kharagket @JasKand @JAJafri @Yashaswini_Ch @IndiaArtHistory @Peachtreespeaks @cherishDcherry1 @swativashishtha @KashiHouse @BishtLokinder @DalrympleWill @gpsgoraya @bonhams1793 I came across these works by M.A. Rahman Chughtai - Left, Heer & Ranjha. Right, Heer. pic courtesy Chughtai Museum.
Lord #Vishnu with his consort #Lakshmi seated on a Lotus flower. Vishnu holding Shankh, Chakra, Gada & Lotus in his four hands; Lakshmi also holds a Lotus. Early 19th cen #Kangra #Pahari frm @sjmhyd #History #Art #Navratri @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @ranveersiiingh
Two works of Ludlow Castle in #Delhi. Residence of the EIC Resident/Agent in Delhi & later of the British Commissioner of Delhi. Left 19th cen watercolour frm @britishmuseum & Right 1850s by Felice Beato frm @V_and_A #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @gpsgoraya
#Sufi Aliyar Khan, Master of Ceremonies to King of #Delhi (Akbar II) attrib to Lalji 1815. Lalji is reported to being Zoffany’s pupil. A portrait of Aliyar Khan is with BL but I couldn’t find it. Pic Sothebys #SufiThursdays #Art #History @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan
Young Balrama reaching his hand into the butter churn while his mother is distracted by baby Krishna who reaches for her from the arms of his foster father Nanda. 1820-30 #Kangra #Pahari frm Bonhams #Art #History #Himachal @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan @dpanikkar @IndiaArtHistory
What is this about ? Two men wounding themselves while standing. One cuts his thigh & other his forehead, blood dripping. 19th cen Company School Sikh Style frm @britishmuseum #Art #History #Punjab @DalrympleWill @JungNihang @JasKand @Kharagket @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @JAJafri
Unidentified #WhiteMughal - an East India Co. Officer in an Indian dress holding a rose in his left hand & a handkerchief in the right with a bolster behind him, wine bottle & cups in a tray. Mid 19th cen #Punjab Plains from Christies #Art #History @DalrympleWill @ssharadmohhan
I think a hitherto unshared painting of Raja Balwant Dev Singh of Jasrota on Tiger hunt by #Nainsukh. Raja is seated astride a white horse at right & drawing a bow to bring down the Tiger. 1750 from Christies #Art #History #Guler #Pahari @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan
Folio from Baramasa series : the month of Bhadon (Aug-Sept). A female heroine meeting her lover on a stormy night. 1810 #Pahari #PunjabHills frm @britishmuseum #Art #History #HimachalPradesh @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @PropitiousOn3O @Chemburstudio @theheritagelab
Baz Bahadur & Rupmati riding horses by moonlight. 1790 #Pahari #Kangra from @britishmuseum Mandu in MP State is known for the royal romance of this couple. #Art #History #HimachalPradesh @DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @ssharadmohhan @iamrana @gpsgoraya @Chemburstudio @PropitiousOn3O