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c1810 #Pahari painting of #Ganesha with Riddhi & Siddhi (Goddesses of Prosperity & Spirituality) from school of #Sajnu of #Mandi #HimachalPradesh on @ChristiesInc sale on 22nd Sept ($20-30,000).
#GaneshaChaturthi #GaneshUtsav @Peachtreespeaks @ranjona @swativashishtha @dpanikkar
Three is a Company but, these three 'Villagers Standing on a Hillside' are unusual.
1. Mohan Lal, Diwan of Nawab Zabita Khan Bhatti.
2. Muhammad, a Barber.
3. Salotar, a Tax Collector.
1815-19 AD #CompanyPainting, #Delhi style from #FraserAlbum at @britishlibrary (Add.Or.4058).
Kunwar Ajit Singh of #Patiala, #Punjab & his Courtiers, #Delhi.
1817 AD #FraserAlbum #CompanyPainting from Francesca Galloway, London
@capt_amarinder @amaanbali @karanbirtinna @DalrympleWill @SirPentapotamia @RamblingSingh @Kharagket @sialmirzagoraya @ranveersiiingh @YungBhujang
Self Portrait of Abu'l Hasan as an Improvised Old Man.
1616 CE, now @AgaKhanMuseum
The #Mughal ruler #Jahangir had once Bestowed the Title of 'Nadir al-Zaman' (Wonder of our Times) on this Master Artist.
@DalrympleWill @Peachtreespeaks @ranjona @dpanikkar @Arthistorian18
Painting of Malabar Trogon, a Bird from Western Ghats, now on the Endangered List.
Dated 1779, by #CompanySchool artist Zayn al-Din of #Patna & commissioned by #LadyImpey in #Calcutta #Bengal and, sold by Simon Ray Ltd.
@Peachtreespeaks @DalrympleWill @ranjona @Arthistorian18
#CycloneTauktae to make Landfall at #Bhavnagar #Gujarat
This #Cyclone has been named #Tauktae by #Myanmar as per @WMO Conventions & it Means a 'Gecko' (Chameleon) which takes us to this 1612 AD 'Chameleon' painting by #UstadMansur from #Mughal Ruler #Akbar's Atelier, now at @RCT
Hail Storm in #Delhi.
What will Happen to the Mangoes on the Trees (Background)?
Now at @V_and_A this c1750 AD #Pahari painting from #Guler #HimachalPradesh of Abhisarika #Nayika on Way to meet her Lover, Braving Storm & Dangers of the Forest.
@Peachtreespeaks @iamrana @ranjona
"Sketch of Two Nautch (Dancing) Girls" on #WorldDanceDay today.
By artist #EdwinLordWeeks, probably made in #Benaras #Varanasi, in 1883 & now at @brooklynmuseum (?).
@Peachtreespeaks @DalrympleWill @katherineschof8 @ranjona @swativashishtha @iamrana @PropitiousOn3O @dpanikkar
19th century #Sikh Style #CompanySchool #CompanyPainting now at @britishmuseum of "Three Musicians & a Dancer"
Probably, at this Time the Attire of Menswear began Changing from Traditional Indian to Western as Prevalent today
@nonitakalra @Peachtreespeaks @ranjona @DalrympleWill
A large ca1800 painting of the 10 #Sikh Gurus & #GoldenTemple #Amritsar with #GuruNanak & Devotees before it, sold by @bonhams1793 for £10,200 on 30-03-2021.
@amaanbali @Kharagket @JasKand @SirPentapotamia @karanbirtinna @sialmirzagoraya @YungBhujang @PunjabiRooh @ranveersiiingh