South Asian Art
The Royal Asiatic Society has a rich collection of art documenting histories and cultural traditions from all over South Asia.
[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 01.007-01.008] 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 01.014] 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 010.001] Tomb of Muhammad son of Ibrahim Adil Shah II
[RAS 010.001] Tomb of Muhammad son of Ibrahim Adil Shah II, Bijapur, 12 December 1823. Inscribed on the front in…
[RAS 010.002] Tomb of Sheikh Latifu’llah Qadiri
[RAS 010.002] Tomb of Sheikh Latifu’llah Qadiri, Bijapur, 14 January 1825. Inscribed on the front in ink: View of the…
[RAS 010.003] Panorama of Bijapur
Click to enlarge. [RAS 010.003] A panorama of Bijapur, 17 January 1825. Inscribed on the front in ink: An original…
[RAS 015.001] March through the Kherigarh Pass
[RAS 015.001] March through the Kherigarh Pass, Kumaun, ca. 1814. Inscribed on the front in pencil: The Chereegaty Pass […]….
[RAS 015.003] Gurkha stockade
[RAS 015.003] Gurkha stockade near Bettiah, Bihar, 1814. Inscribed on the reverse in ink: No 16 by Lt J Harris…
[RAS 015.004] View near Amowa
[RAS 015.004] View near Amowa, Bihar, 1814 Inscribed on reverse in ink: No 17 Sketch of the country near Amowah…
[RAS 015.005] Gurkha stockade
[RAS 015.005] Gurkha stockade near Bettiah, Bihar. 1814. Inscribed on the reverse in ink: AD 1814 Stockade & Himalah range…
[RAS 015.006] Gurkha stockade
[RAS 015.006] Gurkha stockade near Bettiah, Bihar, 1814. Inscribed on the reverse in ink: ‘Sketch taken on the Bettiah frontier…
[RAS 015.007] Pre-Asokan Pillar
[RAS 015.007] The pre-Asokan pillar at Araraj, north Bihar, 1814. Inscribed on the reverse in ink: No 20 Amowah, north…
[RAS 015.012C] View of Hatras
[RAS 015.012C] View of the fort of Hatras, Rajasthan, 1817. In 1817 Marquess Hastings ordered an attack of this fort…
[RAS 015.013] Fort of Thalner
[RAS 015.013] Fort of Thalner, Khandesh, ca, 1817 Inscribed on the reverse in ink: ‘Sketch of the Fort of Taulnier…
[RAS 015.017] Fort near Jaipur
[RAS 015.017] Fort near Jaipur, Rajasthan, 1818 Inscribed on the front in ink: ‘West view of Mootes Dungree near Jeypoor…
[RAS 015.051] Muslim domed tomb
[RAS 015.051] Landscape view with Muslim domed tomb, ca. 1819 Watercolour: 13 x 17 cm By George Chinnery. Donated by Major-General…
[RAS 015.052] Landscape with Muslim domed tomb
[RAS 015.052] Landscape with Muslim domed tomb, 1819 Inscribed in ink on the reverse: Geo Chinnery 1819. Watercolour: 12 x…
[RAS 015.053] A Dookarn (shop) where grain is sold
An original drawing with caption ‘A Dookarn (shop) where grain is sold’, c. 1818, by Jairam Das, who worked in…
[RAS 015.054] Method of treading out the corn
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of trading out the corn’, c. 1818, by Jairam Das, who worked in Patna…
[RAS 015.055] Method of making Earthern Ware
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of making Earthern Ware’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.056] A Doorkarn (shop) where fruit and vegetables are sold
An original drawing with caption ‘A Doorkarn (shop) where fruit and vegetables are sold’ inscribed in ink on album folio,…
[RAS 015.057] Burthen Camels
An original drawing with caption ‘Burthen Camels’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das, who worked…
[RAS 015.058] Method of carrying shawls, cloths etc from the upper Provinces to Hindostan
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of carrying shawls, cloths etc from the upper Provinces to Hindostan’ inscribed in ink…
[RAS 015.059] A Confectioner’s Shop in the Bazaar
An original drawing with caption ‘A Confectioner’s Shop in the Bazaar’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by…
[RAS 015.060] Method of carrying Females of the Mudhery Class
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of carrying Females of the Mudhery Class’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c….
[RAS 015.061] Making paper
An original drawing with caption ‘Making paper’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das, who worked…
[RAS 015.062] Method of weaving a kind of Broad Tape
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of weaving a kind of Broad Tape’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c….
[RAS 015.063] Mistries or native Carpenters
An original drawing with caption ‘Mistries or native Carpenters’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das,…
[RAS 015.064] A Trooper of Col. Gardiner’s Rohiller Horse
An original drawing with caption ‘A Trooper of Col. Gardiner’s Rohiller Horse’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818,…
[RAS 015.065] A Hindostanee Palanquine
An original tinted drawing with caption ‘Mohopah or Hindostanee Palanquine’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.066] A Jewaun or Trooper belonging to Col. Skinner’s Irregular Cavalry
An original tinted drawing with caption ‘A Jewaun or Trooper belonging to Col. Skinner’s Irregular Cavalry’ inscribed in ink on…
[RAS 015.067] An Officer of Col. Gardiner’s Irregular Cavalry
An original tinted drawing with caption ‘An Officer of Col. Gardiner’s Irregular Cavalry’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c….
[RAS 015.068] Making Hindostanee Bread
An original drawing with caption ‘Making Hindostanee Bread’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das, who…
[RAS 015.069] A Jemadur or Head Peon
An original drawing with caption ‘A Jemadur or Head Peon’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.070] Seller of Utter of Roses, Sandal wood and Sweet Scents
An original drawing with caption ‘Seller of Utter of Roses, Sandal wood and Sweet Scents’ inscribed in ink on album…
[RAS 015.071] Man carrying small pots of Taury juice off the Taur Tree
An original drawing with caption ‘Man carrying small pots of Taury juice off the Taur Tree’ inscribed in ink on…
[RAS 015.072] A Chokeedar or Police Guard
An original drawing with caption ‘A Chokeedar or Police Guard’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.073] Baboo (or Head Sircar) a Steward who transacts Money Business
An original drawing with caption ‘Baboo (or Head Sircar) a Steward who transacts Money Business’ inscribed in ink on album…
[RAS 015.074] Hircarrah or Running Footman
An original drawing with caption ‘Hircarrah or Running Footman’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das,…
[RAS 015.075] A Chaubdoor Servant of State
An original drawing with caption ‘A Chaubdoor Servant of State’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.076] A Hookah Burdar or Indian Pipe Bearer
An original drawing with caption ‘A Hookah Burdar or Indian Pipe Bearer’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818,…
[RAS 015.077] Moonshee or Native Teacher of Languages
An original drawing with caption ‘Moonshee or Native Teacher of Languages’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by…
[RAS 015.078] Hindoo Woman returning from Bathing
An original drawing with caption ‘Hindoo Woman returning from Bathing’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.079] A Hindoo Woman carrying Fruit
An original drawing with caption ‘A Hindoo Woman carrying Fruit’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.080] A Soontah Burdar servant who announces Visitors
An original drawing with caption ‘A Soontah Burdar servant who announces Visitors’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818,…
[RAS 015.081] A Native Woman carrying water
An original drawing with caption ‘A Native Woman carrying water’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.082] A Punkah Burdar or Fan Bearer
An original drawing with caption ‘A Punkah Burdar or Fan Bearer’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by…
[RAS 015.083] Method of Distilling Arrak
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of Distilling Arrak’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das,…
[RAS 015.084] A Seik
An original drawing with caption ‘A Seik’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das, who worked…
[RAS 015.085] Indian Method of expressing Oil
An original drawing with caption ‘Indian Method of expressing Oil’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam…
[RAS 015.086] Method of Cutting and Polishing Cornelian
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of Cutting and Polishing Cornelian’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by…
[RAS 015.087] Method of Churning Butter in Earthen Pots
An original drawing with caption ‘Method of Churning Butter in Earthen Pots’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818,…
[RAS 015.088] A Nepaul Sepoy
An original tinted drawing with caption ‘A Nepaul Sepoy’ inscribed in ink on album folio, c. 1818, by Jairam Das,…
[RAS 015.099] Kali and worshippers
[RAS 015.099] ‘Kali with worshippers in a hall’ Part of an album of 80 paintings depicting religious subjects. By an…
[RAS 015.100] Durga in Procession
[RAS 015.100] ‘An image of the god Durga being carried in a procession Part of an album of 80 paintings…
[RAS 015.145] Muharram ka Imambara
[RAS 015.145] Inscribed: ‘Mohommka Emambeirah’ Part of an album of 36 watercolours and drawings illustrating costumes, customs, and castes of…
[RAS 015.146] Ta’zia
[RAS 015.146] Inscribed: Tazeeah Part of an album of 36 watercolours and drawings illustrating costumes, customs, and castes of India,…
[RAS 018.001] Akbar’s tomb
[RAS 018.001] ‘The gateway of Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra’ Agra or Delhi, ca. 1815. From the collection of James Baillie…
[RAS 018.009] Pietra dura decoration from a Mughal building
[RAS 018.009] ‘Copy of pietra dura decoration from a Mughal building’ Agra or Delhi, ca. 1815. From the collection of…
[RAS 021.001] Temple of Jagannath, Puri, Orissa
Elevation of the Temple of Jagannath, Puri, Orissa. Work of an unidentified Indian artist, ca. 1820. Inscribed on the front…
[RAS 037.004ii] Palace of Ranee Bheem and Pudmundi in Cheetor
‘Palace of Ranee Bheem and Pudmundi in Cheetor’ (Chitor, Udaipur State) Proof engraving after original by Patrick Waugh. From the…
[RAS 037.005i] Interior view in Cheetor
An interior view in Cheetor with the column of victory Engraving after original by Patrick Waugh. From the collection of…
[RAS 037.005] Interior view in Cheetor
An interior view in Cheetor with the column of victory By Patrick Waugh. From the collection of Colonel James Tod….
[RAS 037.021] Citadel of the hill fortress of Komulmer
Citadel of the hill fortress of Komulmer. Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur State ca. 1820. By Patrick Waugh. Inscribed on front in pencil:…
[RAS 037.022] Jain Temple in the fortress of Komulmer
Jain Temple in the fortress of Komulmer. Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur State, ca. 1820. By Patrick Waugh. From the collection of Colonel…
[RAS 037.023] Jain Temple in the fortress of Komulmer
Jain Temple in the fortress of Komulmer. Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur State, ca. 1820. Watercolour by an unknown British artist from the…
[RAS 037.024] Jain Temple in the fortress of Komulmer
Jain Temple in the fortress of Komulmer. Kumbhalgarh, Udaipur State, ca. 1820. Proof engraving of the original by Patrick Waugh….
[RAS 037.084-085] Temple to Mahadeva at Barolli
Outline of a Temple to Mahadeva at Barolli By Ghasi, ca. 1820. Drawn over two sheet. From the collection of…
[RAS 037.086] Temple to Mahadeva at Barolli
Outline of a Temple to Mahadeva at Barolli Titled proof engraving after Ghasi’s original. From the collection of Colonel James…
[RAS 037.092] Temple at Barolli
Remains of an ancient temple at Barolli, Udaipur state. Ca. 1820. From the collection of Colonel James Tod. See Tod’s…
[RAS 037.094] Temples of Gunga Bheou
Temples of Gunga Bheou. Gangabheva, Mewar, c. 1820. Inscribed top right: vignette. From the collection of Colonel James Tod. See…
[RAS 037.110] Temples of Mynal
Temples of Mynal. Menal, Mewar ca. 1820. From the collection of Colonel James Tod. See Tod’s ‘Annals and Antiquities of…
[RAS 051.001] Snakes and Ladders
Design for the game of Snakes and Ladders. Finely drawn figures with ornamental borders of flowers on gold. By a…
[RAS 053.001] Dara Shikoh
[RAS 053.001] An equestrian portrait of Prince Dara Shikoh as a young man. By Chitarman, ca. 1640. Gouache: 31 x…
[RAS 053.002] Jahangir
[RAS 053.002] Portrait of the Emperor Jahangir seated on a throne holding a sarpesh, ca. 1720-40 Gouache on paper: 21…
[RAS 053.003] Layla and Majnun
[RAS 053.003] Layla reading to Majnun who sits under a tree by a lotus pool, ca. 1720-40. Gouache on paper,…
[RAS 053.005] Visiting an ascetic
[RAS 053.005] Two women in Mughal dress with two female attendants and one male, visiting a female Hindu ascetic in…
[RAS 053.006] Pupil and teacher
[RAS 053.006] A royal pupil and teacher with attendants on a garden terrace; another master and pupil in the foreground….
[RAS 053.007] Aurangzeb spears an elephant
[RAS 053.007] Prince Aurangzeb spears a mast elephant in the presence of his fathers and brothers. Watercolour with some body…
[RAS 053.008] Simurgh carries off baby elephants
[RAS 053.008] The Simurgh carries off baby elephants from a herd while a dragon coiled about the tree breathes flames…
[RAS 053.009] Girl vina player
[RAS 053.009] A lady listening to a girl vina player on a lakeside terrace with her pet fawn and tortoise…
[RAS 056.001] Jahangir’s mausoleum at Lahore
Jahangir’s mausoleum at Lahore Possibly by a Mughal artist working at Lahore, ca. 1770. Inscribed in Persian characters with measurements…
[RAS 061.002] Rajput Princesses Killing a Lion
Rajput princesses killing a lion Bundi, Rajasthan ca. 1820 From the collection of Colonel James Tod. Part of a group…
[RAS 062.001] The battle of Haldighati in 1576
The battle of Haldighati in 1576 Udaipur, Rajasthan ca. 1820. Attributed to Chokha. The Battle Haldighati took place on June…
[RAS 064.001] Snakes and Ladders
Design for a game of Snakes and Ladders, probably by an Ajmer artist, ca. 1810 CE. From the collection of…
[RAS 068.004] Wrestlers and Acrobats
Acrobats and wrestlers performing on a hillside Jaipur, ca. 1820-1825 Illustration to the musical mode Desakhya Ragini. From the collection…
[RAS 069.001] Jambudvipa
Jambudvipa, a Jain cosmological representation of the universe Other title: Adhidvipa | Aḍhāī-dvīpa. By a Marwar artist (Pandit Tilokacanda Dayacanda?),…
[RAS 074.001] Tirumala Nayak’s Palace
Tirumala Nayak’s palace, Madura By an Indian artist, ‘Alaghery Sawrey Naig’. Watermarked 1824. Madura, ca. 1825. Presented to the Royal…
[RAS 074.002] Tirumala Nayak’s New Mandapam
Tirumala Nayak’s New Mandapam, Madura. There is a similar work named Tirumala Nayak’s palace, Madura c. 1825 (see 074.001) by…
[RAS 089.009] Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (1793-1859) was a Parsi philathropist. Artist: J. Smart, Bombay. Engraver: R.J. Lane Inscribed in ink: ‘My dear…
[RAS 089.018] Shuja-ud-Daula, with ten sons
Shuja-ud-Daula, Nawab of Oudh (reigned 1754-75), with ten sons. Artist: Nevasi Lal or Mihr Chand after original painting by Tilly…
[RAS 090.005] Mosque at Juanpore
‘A Mosque at Juanpore’ Jaunpur, 1802? By Thomas Daniell. Aquatint: Thomas and William Daniell. ‘Oriental Scenery’, III, 9 (Daniell 1795).