Title: The Sati of Ramabai, Wife of Madhavrao Peshwa (reigned 1761-1772)
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: ca. 1772-1775
Location: India, Maharashtra, Pune
Medium: Opaque watercolour on paper
Source: Los Angeles County Museum of Art

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Some paintings showcase animals from menagerie like elephants, horses, tiger, lion, rhino, camel, catfish etc. Clearly, the menagerie had several rare species of animals from different regions around the world! (8/n)

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Do you know her?
She is Mainawati, Adopted daughter of Nana sahab peshwa.
She was just 13 year old when britishers threw her in fire and she got veergati
She refused to tell them about her father.
In a single day approx 100 people were hanged by britishers

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Lady with Flower and Fly Whisk’
Mughal painting, c. 1630 David Collection
Transparent jama, peshwaz, angrakha? What's correct name of dress? Even though parda was there in mughal harem, still many portraits show women

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Sunday morning at Shinde Chatri- memorial of 18th century commander of Maratha army under Peshwas. Indo-Saracenic architecture gets overwhelming when it comes to sketching. Structure built over centuries and blending of different styles.. 1/2

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all wearing traditional pahari large Nath or Nathni नथ नथनी
Bajuband, mathatika?
peshwaz? Jama, the dress or costume

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Fort (Visapoor) is part of duo built by Balaji Vishwanath first Peshwa, said to hav a gun 10feet long, probably a gun of Queen Elizabeth's reign probably taken as bounty from an English ship & presented to Peshwa by Kanhoji Angre?
is this the Gun?

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