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  • view A fish being carried off by a bird. Watercolour drawing.
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    A fish being carried off by a bird. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26942i
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    Page 11: two portraits of a courtesan, one with a parrot. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27010i
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    Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27224i
  • view A lobster and a fish. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.
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    A lobster and a fish. Gouache painting by an Indian artist, 18--.

    | Reference: 583056i
  • view Raja on a black elephant. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1890.
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    Raja on a black elephant. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1890.

    | Reference: 582944i
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    Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27254i
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    Page 39: a religious muslim couple with the woman completely veiled. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27182i
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    Page 110: Rama fighting his sons over a horse with Sita in the middle. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27318i
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    Page 16: two images, one of a woman spinning, the other of two young Sikhs. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27021i
  • view A goddess on a flowering plant holding a baby elephant, could either be Lakshmi or Parvati. Watercolour drawing.
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    A goddess on a flowering plant holding a baby elephant, could either be Lakshmi or Parvati. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26101i
  • view Ganesha enthroned holding his symbols with his rat. Watercolour drawing.
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    Ganesha enthroned holding his symbols with his rat. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26721i
  • view Page 83: wrestlers. Watercolour drawing.
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    Page 83: wrestlers. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 651524i
  • view A Sikh Akalan. Watercolour drawing.
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    A Sikh Akalan. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27033i
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    Page 126: Durga with her arms on her mount being led by Hanuman. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27383i
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    Page 3: a marriage procession. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26969i
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    Page 141: Vishnu carried on his transport, Garuda. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27431i
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    Page 14: two portraits of Raja Dena Nath and Mohid Khan King of Kabul. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27018i
  • view A bird of prey carrying off a fish. Watercolour drawing.
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    A bird of prey carrying off a fish. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26949i
  • view A woman pulling giant aubergines from a tree. Watercolour.
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    A woman pulling giant aubergines from a tree. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 26113i
  • view Narasimha rending the demon Hiranyakasipu. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1890.
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    Narasimha rending the demon Hiranyakasipu. Watercolour by an Indian artist, ca. 1890.

    | Reference: 582948i
  • view Garuda carrying two identical figures possibly Krishna and Balarama. Watercolour drawing.
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    Garuda carrying two identical figures possibly Krishna and Balarama. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26107i
  • view Hindu goddesses Lakshami and Saraswati playing castanets and a tambura. Watercolour drawing.
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    Hindu goddesses Lakshami and Saraswati playing castanets and a tambura. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26111i
  • view Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.
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    Sarasvati sitting on lotuses plying her vina. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 26741i
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    Page 160: two images, one of a traditionally dressed woman and an allegorical figure. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27524i
  • view A Hindu ascetic, or holy man: holding a trident. Gouache drawing by a Bengali artist, ca. 1880 (?).
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    A Hindu ascetic, or holy man: holding a trident. Gouache drawing by a Bengali artist, ca. 1880 (?).

    | Date: 1880 | Reference: 567690i
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