EditorialThe top left section shows Ravana and the demons roaming the earth. In the top right, they meet King Maratha and the gods performing a sacrifice. The gods assume the form of animals out of fear of Ravana. King Maratha and Samvarta are seen conversing i...
EditorialGoanese Christians [at Bombay]. Two couples, posed against a largely blank background. The men wear European clothes. William Johnson, 'The Oriental Races and Tribes, Residents and Visitors of Bombay. A series of Photographs, with letter-press descript...
EditorialMaratha ascetic (a Navi Sanyasi) on pilgrimage to Benares, with camp scene in background. A holy man. . A holy Man. 24 December 1813. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Mahratta Navee Saneassee on Pilgrimage to Casee at Chattra. Decr 24th, 1813, J.G. New...
EditorialPortrait of Maratha prince Shivaji with a detailed Dutch caption on the decorated frame. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: c. 1680. Place: Golkonda. Measurements: h 238 mm ? w 187 mm.
EditorialMahadaji Sindhia (ruled 1782-94). A three quarter length portrait, the face turned half left but looking forward. Maratha leader and warrior. (Malet collection). c.1792. Oil painting. (h: 76.5cm w: 63.8cm). Source: Foster 826.
EditorialA Palladin mansion. c.1835. A two storeyed Palladin mansion, probably in Madras. A 'chaprassi' with a Maratha-type turban stands at the foot of a flight of steps. Inscribed on back in pencil: 'Belfort House. Our place of residence;' on original mount; ...
EditorialCaptain William Joseph Eastwick (1808-89)., Bombay Army 1827-41, and Director of the East India Company 1849-58. A half-length figure, with body turned towards the right. The face is seen almost in full. Eastwick wears a red-lined black cape with a fur...
EditorialThe Battle of Kirki, outside Poona, on 5 November 1817, painted c.1819 In the foreground is the ridge of Kirki, with part of the British camp and two twelve-pounder guns. In the distance are the hills from which the Peshwa, Baji Rao II, watched the def...
EditorialThe top left section shows Ravana and the demons roaming the earth. In the top right, they meet King Maratha and the gods performing a sacrifice. The gods assume the form of animals out of fear of Ravana. King Maratha and Samvarta are seen conversing i...
EditorialBattle of Assye, September 23, 1803. The Battle of Assaye was a major battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company. The Wars of Wellington, a narrative poem. ... With ... engravings co...
EditorialKajentira moksam. Kajentira moksam. Cennai, 1842. A beautiful drawing in black and white (woodblock printing) in the tradition of the painting of Tanjore Maratha style, of the scenery of the rescue of Gajendra, the elephant king; it depicts the beheadi...
EditorialMahadaji Sindhia (ruled 1782-94). A three quarter length portrait, the face turned half left but looking forward. Maratha leader and warrior. (Malet collection). c.1792. Oil painting. (h: 76.5cm w: 63.8cm). Source: Foster 826.
EditorialA Palladin mansion. c.1835. A two storeyed Palladin mansion, probably in Madras. A 'chaprassi' with a Maratha-type turban stands at the foot of a flight of steps. Inscribed on back in pencil: 'Belfort House. Our place of residence;' on original mount; ...
EditorialCaptain William Joseph Eastwick (1808-89)., Bombay Army 1827-41, and Director of the East India Company 1849-58. A half-length figure, with body turned towards the right. The face is seen almost in full. Eastwick wears a red-lined black cape with a fur...
EditorialGoanese Christians [at Bombay]. Two couples, posed against a largely blank background. The men wear European clothes. William Johnson, 'The Oriental Races and Tribes, Residents and Visitors of Bombay. A series of Photographs, with letter-press descript...
EditorialBattle of Assye, September 23, 1802. The Battle of Assaye was a major battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War. The Wars of Wellington, a narrative poem. ... With ... engravings coloured ... By Dr. S. London, 1819. Source: 838.m.7 plate 4, page 21.
EditorialThe Battle of Kirki, outside Poona, on 5 November 1817, painted c.1819 In the foreground is the ridge of Kirki, with part of the British camp and two twelve-pounder guns. In the distance are the hills from which the Peshwa, Baji Rao II, watched the def...
EditorialMaratha ascetic (a Navi Sanyasi) on pilgrimage to Benares, with camp scene in background. A holy man. . A holy Man. 24 December 1813. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘A Mahratta Navee Saneassee on Pilgrimage to Casee at Chattra. Decr 24th, 1813, J.G. New...
EditorialHORSEMEN OF THE BODYGUARD OF THE GAIKWAR OF BARODA. The Gaekwad or Gaikwad (once rendered as Guicowar, also given (incorrectly) as Gaekwar) are a royal Maratha clan that ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the mid-18th century unti...
EditorialBATTLE OF ASSAYE, (WELLESLEY), SEPTEMBER 23RD, 1803. A major battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company. It occurred on 23 September 1803 near Assaye in western India.