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A palm tree in fruit. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Geonoma species). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Murumuru palm tree (Astrocaryum murumuru). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Mauritia or Bactris species). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm (Desmoncus species): liane with fruit. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Indian hut with palm trees in Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Iriartea species), with aerial roots. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari) growing on a river bank. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Two banana plants (Musa species), one with fruit. Watercolor, 1846, after C. Goodall, 1842.

A palm (Astrocaryum species): crown of leaves, fruit and stem base. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

1 painting : painting, with watercolor ; image 51.1 x 67.1 cm

Agra: the Taj Mahal. Watercolour painting by an Indian artist.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

1 painting : watercolour ; sight 137.5 x 58 cm

A standing man. Watercolour by a Chinese painter.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

Grasshopper. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, ca. 1782.

1 drawing : watercolour, with gouache ; image 21.2 x 18.4 cm

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

Episodes in the life of the prince known in Pali as Vessantara (in Tibetan as Dri-med-kun-Idan or Thams-cad-sgrol [Saviour of all, literally "Liberating all"], in Sanskrit as Viśvantara), prince of charity, who gave away his father's wish-fulfilling gem, his own wife and children and his own eyes. He is a form of the Buddha in a previous existence

1 drawing : pen and ink and watercolour ; sheet approximately 24 x 29 cm

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

1 painting : watercolour ; image 15.5 x 11 cm

A barefoot man wearing a cloak, hat and beads: he is carrying a stick. Watercolour.

A thorny stem of Poncirus grafted to a woody stock. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

1 drawing : watercolour ; image 18.5 x 24.2 cm

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is being knocked down by a luggage porter who is looking at a beautiful young woman. Drawing by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1940.

Verso of image L0020504 and V0046503 (which shows an anatomical human figure crouching over a ?hen). Lettering in Persian.

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A palm tree in fruit. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Geonoma species). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Murumuru palm tree (Astrocaryum murumuru). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Mauritia or Bactris species). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm (Desmoncus species): liane with fruit. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Indian hut with palm trees in Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Iriartea species), with aerial roots. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari) growing on a river bank. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Two banana plants (Musa species), one with fruit. Watercolor, 1846, after C. Goodall, 1842.

A palm (Astrocaryum species): crown of leaves, fruit and stem base. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Agra: the Taj Mahal. Watercolour painting by an Indian artist.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

A standing man. Watercolour by a Chinese painter.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

Grasshopper. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, ca. 1782.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A barefoot man wearing a cloak, hat and beads: he is carrying a stick. Watercolour.

A thorny stem of Poncirus grafted to a woody stock. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is being knocked down by a luggage porter who is looking at a beautiful young woman. Drawing by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1940.

Inscription from Persian manuscript, 19th century

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A palm tree in fruit. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Geonoma species). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Murumuru palm tree (Astrocaryum murumuru). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Mauritia or Bactris species). Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm (Desmoncus species): liane with fruit. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Indian hut with palm trees in Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree found on the River Wenamu, Guyana. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A palm tree (Iriartea species), with aerial roots. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

A jauari palm tree (Astrocaryum jauari) growing on a river bank. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Two banana plants (Musa species), one with fruit. Watercolor, 1846, after C. Goodall, 1842.

A palm (Astrocaryum species): crown of leaves, fruit and stem base. Watercolor after C. Goodall, 1846.

Agra: the Taj Mahal. Watercolour painting by an Indian artist.

A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

A standing man. Watercolour by a Chinese painter.

Fish. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, 1777/1783.

Grasshopper. Watercolour by Bhawani Das, ca. 1782.

Concerned parents trying to coax a sick child to take some liquid while a dog waits patiently. Watercolour by W.H. Margetson, 1901.

King Sanjaya redeems the children of Vessantara, paying to the brahmin the weight of the girl in gold. Watercolour.

A physician examining urine. Watercolour (?) after A. Ostade.

A barefoot man wearing a cloak, hat and beads: he is carrying a stick. Watercolour.

A thorny stem of Poncirus grafted to a woody stock. Watercolour.

A fruiting plant of the Scrophulariaceae family: stem in two sections. Watercolour.

In a railway station, an elderly golfer is being knocked down by a luggage porter who is looking at a beautiful young woman. Drawing by G.H. Thompson, ca. 1940.

Inscription from Persian manuscript, 19th century

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