1830 s paintings from india, british library

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William Prinsep, Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja (1830s–1840s)

William Prinsep, Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians ...

A depiction of celebrations inside a house during Durga Puja in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, where Europeans are being entertained. The artist Prinsep was a merchant with the Calcutta firm of Palmer & Company.

Aurangzebs palace, Maharashtra, India

Aurangzebs palace, Maharashtra, India

This plate shows a distant view of Aurangabad, which was the centre of local government and the headquarters for the troops of the Nizam of Hyderabad State even after he moved from there in 1811. Grindlay expl... More

Garden overlooking the river A small boy with a servant carrying a sunshade, is watching decorated boats on the river

Garden overlooking the river A small boy with a servant carrying a sun...

"Garden overlooking the river. A small boy, with a servant carrying a sunshade, is watching decorated boats on the river," watercolour with pen and ink, by the Anglo-Indian merchant William Prinsep, member of ... More

Muharram festival procession by James Prinsep 1831

Muharram festival procession by James Prinsep 1831

"Muharram festival procession," watercolour, by the Anglo-Indian scholar, antiquarian and mint assay master James Prinsep. Dated 1831. Courtesy of the British Library, London.

St Peter's Church, Fort William, Calcutta by William Prinsep 1835

St Peter's Church, Fort William, Calcutta by William Prinsep 1835

"St Peter's Church, Fort William, Calcutta," watercolour with pen and ink, by the Anglo-Indian merchant and sometime artist William Prinsep. Originally described on the mount as follows: "New Gothic Church in ... More

View of the west end of St John's Church Calcutta, showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument 1830

View of the west end of St John's Church Calcutta, showing houses fron...

"View of the west end of St John's Church, Calcutta, showing houses fronting onto the churchyard and the Rohilla monument," watercolour, by Amelia Rebecca Prinsep, member of the Prinsep family, an Anglo-Indian... More

Skinner 1830 - Public domain portrait painting

Skinner 1830 - Public domain portrait painting

*Portrait of Maharaja Jagat Singh of Jaipur (r.1803-1818); from the Tazkirat al-umara, commissioned by James Skinner, 1830* (BL)