As #Delhi roasts at 49.9°c (a record) Maharaja Sur Singh of #Jodhpur#Marwar#Rajasthan sits smoking a #Huqqa without his shirt on!
And, so does his attendant, fanning him in this c1760 CE #IndianMiniaturePainting from the Toby Falk collection sold by Christie's Inc on 27th October 2023 for £5040.
An illustration to the 'Mirigavati' of Qutban Suhravardi manuscript (1603-04 CE) which tells the #Story of Prince Raj who falls in love with Mirigavati, a woman who can magically transform into a 'Doe'
A girl flees to her house during the storm & is received by an older woman in this c1760 CE #Mughal#IndianMiniaturePainting of Madhu Madhavi #Ragini from a #Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) now at Victoria and Albert #Museum London
Riding a Blue Ram, he is looking out for the Sun or the Moon which he will devour to replace his head which was cut off by the #Hindu God #Vishnu for eating His food and thus causing #SolarEclipse2024 & Lunar eclipse some other time.
A remarkably well preserved 2nd century CE Stucco head of #Buddha from the ancient region of #Gandhara#Afghanistan which has defied exposure to the elements of nature (hence very rare) from the Richard C Blum & Senator Dianne Feinstein Collection of #Himalayan#Art will be on Bonhams auction on 20th March estimate $30,000 - $50,000
c1800 CE #CompanyPainting from #Kolkata#Bengal likely to have been made by an #Artist commissioned by William Roxburgh, who became the 1st Superintendent of the #Calcutta Botanic Garden in 1793
Over the next 20 years, he assembled over 2500 #Paintings & copies were made for his #EastIndiaCompany friends like Lord Wellesley
From the collection of Toby Falk sold by Christies on 27th Oct 2023 for £60,500
General Jean-François Allard with his family on the terrace of their house at Anarkali, #Lahore.
1836 CE painting by Imam Baksh Lahori from the Edith & Cary Welch collection sold by Sothebys (£127,000)
A former French Commander assigned to #Sikh Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Allard is seen seated here with his wife Banu Pan Dei.
He was, in his circles, well known for the style of his partitioned beard which he would roll over his ears while having meals. #IndianHistory#Art#IndianHeritage
I took this photo in 2022, looking out from the Amber Fort in Rajasthan, towards the valley. The fort was built in the year 1592 by the Rajah Man Singh I.
The importance of Teachers can't be overlooked for their contribution to the nation building. From early learning to college, #Teachers play a important part.
To recognise their contribution, 5th September is celebrated as #TeachersDay in #India
This c1627-50 CE #Mughal#IndianMiniaturePainting of 'A Group of Learned Men under a Tree' was sold by Sotheby's on 21st March 2012 for $20,000.