Hindoostan Collection (page 3)

Sketches of Native Life in India - Sepoy Encampment at Barrackpore, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - Sepoy Encampment at Barrackpore, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of

Sketches of Native Life in India - a Calcutta Syce, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - a Calcutta Syce, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of the manners, habits

Sketches of Native Life in India - Sikh Horse, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - Sikh Horse, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of the manners, habits

Indian Deities - Suraswati, the Hindoo Goddess of Learning, Music and Poetry, 1858. Creator: W. B
Indian Deities - Suraswati, the Hindoo Goddess of Learning, Music and Poetry, 1858. She is always invoked at the marriage ceremonies of the Brahmins

Indian Deities - Trimurti; the Hindoo Triad or Trinity, 1858. Creator: Harvey Orrin Smith
Indian Deities - Trimurti; the Hindoo Triad or Trinity, 1858. The central figure is Brahma; on the right is Siva; the left is Vishnu

A Hindoo Fair in Cashmere, 1858. Creator: Unknown
A Hindoo Fair in Cashmere, 1858. Bathing in India. During the summer the inhabitants of Cashmere are much addicted to making pilgrimages to the various places which tradition has given a repute for

Indian Cook-house - Novel Mode of Straining Coffee, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Indian Cook-house - Novel Mode of Straining Coffee, 1858. The gentleman to whom we are indebted for the annexed representation of an incident in Indian life, in a letter from Bangalore

The 70th Bengal Native Infantry messing, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The 70th Bengal Native Infantry messing, 1858. Indian soldiers in China. A scene which...may be witnessed daily down at the beach

The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Indian soldiers in China. The Bengalese drawing their rations make a rather good subject for the picturesque;

The Bazaar, Oodipoor, Rajpootana - from a drawing by W. Carpenter Jun. 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Bazaar, Oodipoor, Rajpootana - from a drawing by W. Carpenter Jun. 1858. Street scene in Udaipur, India. Note vegetable-seller shooing a sacred bull away from her stall

Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. Creator: C.R
Crossing a River in the Terai, 1876. The future King Edward VII hunting tigers in India....the elephant is very careful, feeling the ground with his trunk for the edge of the nullah

Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. Creator: C.R
Entry of the Prince of Wales into a City of India, 1876. The future King Edward VII rides in a canopied howdah during a royal visit. A triumphal arch is inscribed: God Bless the Prince of Wales'

The Taj Mahal, at Agra, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Taj Mahal, at Agra, 1876. This noble building was erected by Shah Jehan, in memory of his favourite wife Moontaz-i- Mahal...The whole building, with the domes and minarets

Military Athletic Sports at Lillie-Bridge, West Brompton, 1876. Creator: C.R
Military Athletic Sports at Lillie-Bridge, West Brompton, [London], 1876. The most interesting performances were those of horsemen wielding the lance or the sword, tilting at rings or at tent-pegs

His Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1876. Creator: Unknown
His Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Hurrychund Chintamon....Salar Jung, the distinguished personage...was appointed Minister [of Hyderabad]

In the British Department of the American Centennial Exhibition...1876. Creator: Unknown
In the British Department of the American Centennial Exhibition, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Our front-page Illustration, from a sketch by Mr

The Royal Visit to the City: the Indian Ball-Room at the Guildhall, 1876. Creator: C.R
The Royal Visit to the City: the Indian Ball-Room at the Guildhall, 1876. Temporary ballroom...destined for a new council-chamber...This magnificent apartment

The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Creator: J. G
The Prince of Wales's Animals from India, 1876. Thaars; an incident on the road; Musk Deer; Wild Cat...Jung Pershad and Sepa Kali...two elephants

Casket for the Address presented by the Corporation of London to the Prince of Wales, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Casket for the Address presented by the Corporation of London to the Prince of Wales, 1876. The casket presented by the Corporation of the city of London to the Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Great Entrance Gate of the Pagoda of Tanjore; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Great Entrance Gate of the Pagoda of Tanjore; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Idol of an Indian Temple; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Idol of an Indian Temple; Notes on the Ancient Temples of India, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Landing of Sikh horses at Odin Bay, Talien-Wan - from a sketch by our special artist in China, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Landing of Sikh horses at Odin Bay, Talien-Wan - from a sketch by our special artist in China, 1860. Our Artist writes: [July 23]: "I am writing under difficulties

Bridge in Ghurwal; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Bridge in Ghurwal; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

View of the Upper Course of the Jumna; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View of the Upper Course of the Jumna; Black Bear Shooting in the Himalayas, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Krishna and the Cowherds, mid 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and the Cowherds, mid 19th century

Ghaut at Benares, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Ghaut at Benares, 1876. Indian landscape - view of...the quaint-looking river-side architecture of Benares, its ghauts or quays with their broad terrace-steps

The Maharajah of Jodhpore, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Maharajah of Jodhpore, 1876. The Maharajah of Jodpore, G.C.S.I. is a Rajpoot chief of the highest dignity. His territory, properly called Marwar, is situated in Western India

Necklace of the Young Guicowar of Baroda, valued at forty lacs of rupees, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Necklace of the Young Guicowar of Baroda, valued at forty lacs of rupees, 1876. A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal toone hundred thousand (100, 000)

The Kailas, in the Cave Temples of Ellora, Western India...1876. Creator: RCH
The Kailas, in the Cave Temples of Ellora, Western India, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. This temple is an exception among the rock excavations of Western India

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme Condamné au Feu par l'Inquisition de Goa, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme Condamne au Feu par l'Inquisition de Goa, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Homme de Goa, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Homme de Goa, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Bayadere, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Bayadere, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Indienne du Coromandel, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Indienne du Coromandel, c1797

Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Mughal painting, originally from a copy of the Akbarnamah

Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH... Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Elephants on a River Bank, late 10th century AH/AD 16th-early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Mughal painting depicts elephants on the bank of a river in a rocky landscape with a

Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Two Young Men Riding a White Elephant, early 11th century AH/AD 17th century. The seated man is being served wine

Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of an Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Depictions of elephants became increasingly common in the Mughal period

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Jahan, mid 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This small drawing is a portrait of the 5th Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan (1592-1666)

Single Leaf of Elephant Combat, 13th century AH/AD 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Elephant Combat, 13th century AH/AD 19th century. This single-leaf painting of elephants in combat was executed in India in an archaising style referencing Mughal traditions of

Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Battle Scene from the Baburnamah, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century. This battle scene comes from an illustrated Baburnamah (Memoirs of Babur) executed in Mughal India

Single Leaf of Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse, mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of Mullah Du Piyaza Riding a Horse, mid 12th century AH/AD 18th century. This painting depicts Mullah Du Piyazah (Two Onions) riding an emaciated horse

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shahriyar, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shahriyar, 11th century AH/AD 17th century. This Mughal drawing is of a young man, identified by the inscription as Shahriyar

Single Leaf of a Portrait of the Emperor Jahangir, 13th century AH/AD 1825-1875. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of the Emperor Jahangir, 13th century AH/AD 1825-1875. This painting depicts the Mughal ruler Jahangir (reigned 1014-1037 AH/AD 1605-1627)

Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Abbas I, Painting: 18th century; Calligraphy: 1582-1583. Creator: Unknown
Single Leaf of a Portrait of Shah Abbas I, 18th century. According to the inscription in the upper panel of this manuscript leaf

Temple Hanging (Pichvai) Depicting Krishna with Gopis, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Temple Hanging (Pichvai) Depicting Krishna with Gopis, c1800. The Hindu god Krishna plays his flute, mesmerizing every being that surrounds him

The Somnoth Gate of Sandalwood, Preserved in the Agra, Late 1860s. Creator: Samuel Bourne
The Somnoth Gate of Sandalwood, Preserved in the Agra, Late 1860s

Head of a Nobleman, early 6th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Nobleman, early 6th century

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