Sharad Mohan شرد ਸ਼ਰਦ शरद শরদさんのイラストまとめ

Interesting piece of information.
#EastIndiaCompany civil service officer #WilliamFraser, who had close contacts with the locals had an Indian 'wife' too, named Amiban (left), from village Rania in #Haryana.
This 1815 #FraserAlbum painting now in #DavidCollection.
#CompanySchool

Home decorations. #Ragmala #Pahari painting from #Guler or #Kangra, #Punjab Hill States, c1790, attributed to son of #Manaku, now in @mfaboston, A painter painting the walls of a house as a woman gives her suggestions (as always, she has the last word).
@DalrympleWill @iamrana

#Monsoon ji, what happened? After 2 days of heavy rains in #Delhi, #NewDelhi & #DelhiNCR, bright sunshine today.
#Pahari painting from #Nurpur #Punjab Hill States by #Nainsukh, c1790, "An attendant tilts the umbrella to block the sun rays falling on the 7th #Sikh Guru #HarRai ji"

#India is globally 13th 'Extremely High Water Stressed' country.
Conserve #Water now or face a massive humanitarian crisis.
From @Sothebys, c1700 #Pahari painting from #Basohli, #HimachalPradesh "A girl draws water from a well"
#watercrisis.
Report in today's @IndianExpress

From @ClevelandArt 1739 rare painting by Savant Singh aka Nagari Das's #Padmuktavali. Ruler of #Kishangarh who gave up his throne, retired to #Brindaban with his beautiful consort, poetess #BaniThani aka Rasik Bihari to write poetry. 'BanThan' even today means impeccably dressed.

@DalrympleWill From @SomersetAndWood we have this 19th century #CompanySchool #CompanyPainting Mica painting of Water Carrier or, #Bhishti, a name derived from #Persian Behesht (Paradise)
Moral: If we have water we are in paradise. If not, we are going there.
#WaterConservation

Fought #OnThisDay in 1757, Battle of #Plassey was the most decisive of the Seven Years War (1756-63) between various #Indian rulers, aided by #France & #EastIndiaCompany.
Painted by Francis Hayman. 1762, Lord Clive & the defector Mir Jafer meeting after the battle
@DalrympleWill

Wazir Khan (Hakim Sheikh Ilam ud din Ansari) migrated from #Chiniot to #Lahore, rose as #Mughal ruler #ShahJahan's physician, founded city of #Warizabad, #Pakistan & Wazir Khan Mosque.
This painting c1898 by #EdwinLordWeeks in pvt colln "An Open air Restaurant near the Mosque"

@DalrympleWill @iamrana
On #internationaldanceday #WorldDanceDay this beautiful 18th century #Mughal Watercolour & Gold painting from @SomersetAndWood "Lady dancing beneath a balcony". A male admirer watches from the balcony, suggesting romance beneath a night sky. Well detailed

10th Guru, #GobindSingh 24th Nov 1675 to 7th October 1708, born in #Patna, died #Nanded. Reorganised #Sikh religion by establishing Khalsa, 5 special symbols & Singh (Male), Kaur (F) names.
Painting missing @RCT(why). This one c1890 from @britishlibrary, the Guru & 5 followers.