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Attributed to artist #Nainsukh of #Guler #HimachalPradesh, c1760 #Pahari painting from Sven Gahlin collection sold by @Sothebys for £65,000 in 2015 of 'Lovingly Painted Group of Seven "Portraits" of Swords' belonging to Raja Balwant Singh of #Jasrota.
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#Monsoon reaches #Mumbai, finally.
From #RobDeanArt, 1804 painting by William Westall 'Approach of the Monsoon, #Bombay Harbour'.
Produced for Capt. Robert Grindlay's 'Scenery, Costumes & Architecture on the Western Side of India'.
@bombaytimes @mumbaiheritage @DalrympleWill
#WorldDayAgainstChildLabour
This is what children are supposed to do!
c1775 AD #Pahari drawing from #Kangra #HimachalPradesh and now at @britishmuseum of
"Lord #Krishna, brother Nanda & other children Leave #Gokul to Play in the Fields"
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'A Lady with Flower & a Fly-whisk', c1630 #MughalArt now at #DavidCollection
'The sensual rendition must be considered a personification of the period's ideal of beauty. The clinging transparent garments giving more than an intimation of sweetness...'
@DalrympleWill @iamrana
It is very hot in #Delhi today, temperature expected to be around 46°c.
From @museumchd, c1790 #Pahari painting from #Nurpur #HimachalPradesh by #Nainsukh.
'An Attendant Tilts the Umbrella to Block the Sun-rays from Falling on the 7th #Sikh Guru #HarRai'.
@Kharagket @JungNihang
'Rustam kills a Demon' (a unique way to kill Demons & get all the coins out of his pocket too!).
c1575 #MughalArt attributed to artist #Mahesha and now at @philamuseum USA.
@DalrympleWill @dpanikkar @iamrana @PropitiousOn3O
East meets West.
A mid 19th century painting from #Lahore identifies the #Sikh man as Maharaja #RanjitSingh, Emperor of #Punjab while the #European person's identification is open to conjecture
From an album of #CompanyPainting covering various subjects & now at @ExploreWellcome
'The Cat Thief'.
c1815-20 #Pahari painting from #Chamba #HimachalPradesh from the #Nayika series & courtesy #RobDeanArt
The calmness on the face of the chasing Lady suggests this as a routine affair.
Suggestive: Parrot is the Lady's (#Nayika) lover & the Cat is her rival.
A Chromolithograph by British artist #WilliamSimpson, 1864, & now with @ExploreWellcome of 'A Seated Holy Man with Figures', #Amritsar #Punjab
The seated man is a #Nihang #Sikh, an armed warrior class, having its origins in #AkaliDal of #GuruHargobind 🙏
@JungNihang @_deeepinder