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Month: November 2017


[RAS 01.001] Chinese Court of Justice in the hall of the British Factory at Canton, 9 April 1807
[RAS 01.001] Chinese Court of Justice in the hall of the British Factory at Canton, 9 April 1807

Chinese Court of Justice in the hall of the British Factory at Canton, 9 April 1807. Ca. 1810. Oil-on-paper: 72…

[RAS 01.002] A Qajar painting of two ladies
[RAS 01.002] A Qajar painting of two ladies

RAS 01.002. A Qajar painting of two ladies. One is seated holding a fruit in one hand and a glass…

[RAS 01.005] A Brahminy Bull
[RAS 01.005] A Brahminy Bull

RAS 01.005. A Brahminy bull, ca. 1806. Oil on canvas: 42 x 57 cm. Presented by Richard Clarke, 7 July…

[RAS 01.006] Thomas Manning (1772-1840), Sinologist and mathematician.
[RAS 01.006] Thomas Manning (1772-1840), Sinologist and mathematician.

RAS 01.006. Half-length portrait of Thomas Manning (1772-1840), Sinologist and mathematician. Oil on canvas: 76 x 63 cm. Presented by…

[RAS 01.007-01.008] Jamsetjee Bomanjee (1756-1821) and Nourojee Jamsetjee (1774-1860), shipbuilders
[RAS 01.007-01.008] Jamsetjee Bomanjee (1756-1821) and Nourojee Jamsetjee (1774-1860), shipbuilders

RAS 01.007-01.008 Jamsetjee Bomanjee (1756-1821) and Nourojee Jamsetjee (1774-1860), Parsi master shipbuilders. Ca. 1830. By an unidentified artist, J. Dorman…

[RAS 01.009] Bimala Churn Law (1892-1969), Indologist
[RAS 01.009] Bimala Churn Law (1892-1969), Indologist

RAS 01.009 Portrait of Dr Bimala Churn Law (1892-1969), Indologist. Signed: J.P. Gangooly. Probably given to the Society in 1947….

[RAS 01.011] William Lambton (1756-1823)
[RAS 01.011] William Lambton (1756-1823)

RAS 01.011 Half-length portrait of Lt. Col. William Lambton (1756-1823), Orientalist. Inscribed on plaque on frame: Painted AD 1822 at…

[RAS 01.013] Freya Stark (1893-1993), explorer and author.
[RAS 01.013] Freya Stark (1893-1993), explorer and author.

RAS 01.013 Half-length portrait of Dame Freya Stark (1893-1993), seated in a chair, ca. 1934. Signed: Methuen Oil on canvas:…

[RAS 01.014] Madhu Rao Narayan, the Maratha Peshwa, with Nana Fadnavis and attendants
[RAS 01.014] Madhu Rao Narayan, the Maratha Peshwa, with Nana Fadnavis and attendants

RAS 01.014 Madhu Rao Narayan, the Maratha Peshwa, with Nana Fadnavis and attendants, 1792. Oil on canvas: 228 x 190…

[RAS Persian 239] Shahnamah of Firdausi, of Muhammad Juki
[RAS Persian 239] Shahnamah of Firdausi, of Muhammad Juki

The Shahnamah of Firdausi, copied in Herat for the Timurid prince Muhammad Juki (1402-1445) whose name appears on a banner…

[RAS Persian 310] The Masnavis of Zafar Khan
[RAS Persian 310] The Masnavis of Zafar Khan

Kitab-i Mathnawiyyat-i Zafar Khan (RAS Persian 310). An autograph copy of the verses of Ahsanallah b. Abu ‘l-Hasan entitled Zafar…