Portraits
Here you can find a selection of portraits from the Society’s collections.
[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), Parsi master shipbuilders. Ca. 1830. By an unidentified artist, J. Dorman…
[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 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 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, 1792. Oil on canvas: 228 x 190…
[RAS 089.003] Sir Alexander Cunningham
Major-General Sir Alexander Cunningham was an archaeologist and numismatist, Superintendent of the Archaological Survey of India. Artist: C. W. Walton…
[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 089.010] Sir William Jones
Sir William Jones (1746), philologist, barrister, and judge. In 1784, Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal, serving as its…
[RAS 089.017] Sir Henry Rawlinson
Sir Henry Rawlinson (1810-1895), statesman and Assyriologist, ca. 1850. Rawlinson served multiple terms as RAS President. Artist: Henry W. Phillips….
[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…