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Rites and Beliefs of the Hindus

Album Page
ca. 1774 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hindu sects according to Abu'l Fazl and nine famous philosophers (originators of the sects). Each sect is named at the foot of the page and the followers illustrated together with their books.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRites and Beliefs of the Hindus (series title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, ca. 1774. Page number 39 (Gentil numbered two successive pages '22'). Hindu sects according to Abu'l Fazl and nine famous philosophers (originators of the sects). The text on the back of this page relates to the next image, IS.25:41-1980.
Physical description
Hindu sects according to Abu'l Fazl and nine famous philosophers (originators of the sects). Each sect is named at the foot of the page and the followers illustrated together with their books.
Dimensions
  • Length: 37cm
  • Width: 53.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed with notes relating to the illustrations and a list of contents giving Gentil's title and a brief description for each folio. Inscribed inside front cover.)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Mapin Publishing, 1992 121 p. ISBN 0944142303 Chanchal Dadlani, ‘Transporting India. The Gentil Album and Mughal Manuscript Culture’, Art History. 2025, pp. 748-761
Collection
Accession number
IS.25:40-1980

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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