Punjabi Collection

Punjabi illustration of a lady with a hawk
Illustration of a lady with a hawk for the musical mode Saveri Ragini, from Guler in the Punjab. from the V&As collection

The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. Creator: Unknown
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk, ca. 1780-90. At the time of the great deluge aeons ago, many treasures-- including amrita, the nectar of immortality--were lost beneath the primordial ocean

The Timid Bride, ca. 1800. Creator: Unknown
The Timid Bride, ca. 1800

Charge of Cavalry to Cover the Retreat of the Guns... 11th December 1879, (1901)
Charge of Cavalry to Cover the Retreat of the Guns in the Action of 11th December 1879, (1901). British and Punjab cavalry attacked the Afghans in the Chardeh Valley, Afghanistan

Chir Singh, Maharajah of the Sikhs and King of the Punjab with his retinue hunting near Lahore, from Voyages in India, 1859 (litho). Voyages dans l Inde by Prince Alexis Soltykoff (1806-1859); A

His Royal Highness Prince Albert laying the Foundation-Stone of the Strangers Home, near Limehouse Church, 1856. Founding of a building...affording all the comforts

Dhuleep Sing - from a collodion by O. G. Rejlander, Wolverhampton, 1856. Creator: Smyth
Dhuleep Sing - from a collodion by O. G. Rejlander, Wolverhampton, 1856. Portrait of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, ...Dhuleep Sing, now on a visit to this country [England]

HH The Maharaja Duleep Singh, G.C.S.I. 1890. Creator: Unknown
HH The Maharaja Duleep Singh, G.C.S.I. 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

The Punjab - Native Troops in Camp, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Punjab - Native Troops in Camp, 1850. Indian men serving in the British Indian Army. From "Illustrated London News", 1850

A Messenger is Dispatched: Page from a Dispersed Manuscript, last quarter of the 17th century

Lady on a Terrace, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Lady on a Terrace, 18th century

Types of Indian Cavalry, 1901. Creator: Gregory & Co
Types of Indian Cavalry, 1901. Indian soldiers during the period of the British Raj: Guides Cavalry; 1st Bengal Cavalry; 1st Punjab Cavalry; 11th Bengal Lancers (Major)

Charge of Punjab Cavalry in the Second Action Near Charasia, on 24th April 1880, (1901). Incident during the Second Afghan War: British and Indian troops fighting Afghan forces near Kabul

The Attack on the Bala Hissar on the Night of 11th December 1879, (1901). Creator
The Attack on the Bala Hissar on the Night of 11th December 1879, (1901). British and Punjab cavalry attacked the Afghans in the Chardeh Valley, Afghanistan

The Siege of Mooltan (Multan), India, 1849 (c1857). Artist: J Rogers
The Siege of Mooltan (Multan), India, 1849 (c1857). The Houdah of Mulrajs elephant struck by a cannon ball. The Siege of Multan was precipitated by a revolt in the city after the East India Company

Punjab, c1930s. Artist: E Candler
Punjab. In the centre of the Pool of Nectar at Amritsar there glistens the Golden Temple, a lovely building all of gilded copper save for silver doors

Punjab, c1930s
Punjab. Bahawalpur stands upon the Sutle, one of the five rivers of the Punjab, and these clumsy high-sterned boats carry on the river trade

The Punjaubees, After Firing A Volley, Rushed Down And Charged Them With The Bayonet, c1897, (1902). The Battle of Aroghee was a battle fought on 10 April 1868 in the Aroghee Plain in Abyssinia

A Punjabi princess in an elephant procession, Delhi, India, 1900s. Artist: H Hands & Son
A Punjabi princess in an elephant procession, Delhi, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

A Punjabi princess riding an elephant in a procession, Delhi, India, 1900s. Artist: H Hands & Son
A Punjabi princess riding an elephant in a procession, Delhi, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Punjabi horsemen outside the railway station at Delhi, India, 1900s. Artist: H Hands & Son
Punjabi horsemen outside the railway station at Delhi, India, 1900s. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Duleep Singh, Sikh ruler, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Duleep Singh, Sikh ruler, c1890. The son of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Duleep Singh (1838-1893) was the Maharaja of Lahore and King of the Sikh Empire

An Open-Air Restaurant, Lahore, c1889. Artist: Edwin Lord Weeks
An Open-Air Restaurant, Lahore, c1889. From a private collection

Persian wheel raising water from the Sutlej River, Punjab, 1842. Artist: James Atkinson
Persian wheel raising water from the Sutlej River, Punjab, 1842. From Sketches of Afghanistan by James Atkinson. (London, 1842)

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