"Indian Illustrations of 18th & 19th Century Soldiers" Topic
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| Druzhina | 26 Jan 2012 12:03 a.m. PST |
Here are some links to contemporary paintings of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Tribal and European Soldiers & Civilians:
A procession scene, with an official seated on an elephant, 17th/18th century
Ram Singh I of Kota hunting rhinoceros from an elephant, circa 1700, Rajasthan
Maharana Amar Singh and followers, 1707-10, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy, 1700–1710
The reception of Jan Joshua Ketelaer, 1712
Murshid Quli Khan holding Durbar by the Bhagirathi River, c1720
Celebrations of Krishna's birth, circa 1700–1725, Mankot, Jammu
Mughal Equestrian, Rajasthan, 18th Century.
Third Battle of Panipat, 1761.
Muhammad Ali Khan, Nawab of Arcot and the Carnatic, 1770, by Tilly Keitle
Capture of Daulatabad Fort in 1633, from Lahori's Padshahnama, circa 1800.
An official of the British East India Company riding on an elephant.
Armies Of The Wars In India, 1740 – 1816, by Paul D. Stevenson
Armies of the Wars in India: The British Army by Paul D. Stevenson
Armies of the Wars in India: Part IV The Mysoreans by Paul D. Stevenson
Soldier of Tipu Sultan of Mysore armed with a flintlock musket
Charles Gold's Oriental Drawings, 1806
. Including: Mysore Regular Infantry, Sepoys of the Madras Establishment,
. Officers and Private of the Gun Lascar Corps, Madras_Establishment,
. A Naigue of the Bombay Grenadier Battalion
. and infantry & cavalry in front of Tipoo's Palace.
Four Tribal Warriors, Delhi Area, ca. 1815–1816
Sepoys of Madras, Bengal and Bombay, c.1816 after Fitzclarence
Nine courtiers and servants of the Raja Patiala, c.1817. (Jat Sikhs)
Begum Samru's Household, 1820.
Handcoloured engravings by Frederic Shoberl from his work 'The World in Miniature: Hindoostan', 1820s
. Including Muslim Officer; Mahratta Cavalry; Rajput Cavalry; a Seikh & a French Sepoy; Sepoy in the Native Attire, a Hindu Soldier & a Brigbasi; & British sepoys
Tiger hunting, 1821.
Thakur Dawlat Singh Among Courtiers, 1825
Raja Dhian Singh Hawking, 1830s
Raja Dhian Singh on Horseback, 1838
Procession of the Emperor Bahadur Shah to celebrate the feast of the Eid, 1843.
Procession of Raja Ram Singh II of Kota, c.1850.
Mahomed Suraj-oo-Deen Shah Gazee, 1857, last Moghul Emperor.
A Mogul Trooper, 1858.
Camel Guns And Standard, 1887. Plus South Indian and Ceylonese Ethnic costume. Druzhina
sites of wargaming interest |
| Lluis Vilalta | 26 Jan 2012 3:54 a.m. PST |
Extraordinary compilation, Druzhina! Thanks for sharing |
| Chouan | 26 Jan 2012 5:04 a.m. PST |
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| Ashokmarine | 26 Jan 2012 5:05 a.m. PST |
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| adster | 26 Jan 2012 6:46 a.m. PST |
I hope all those articles and illustrations are being used with permission… |
 The Virtual Armchair General  | 26 Jan 2012 9:18 a.m. PST |
A gold mine of information and resources! THIS is the kind of sharing that makes TMP the best single source for information of all kinds. Thank you, Sir! I think we all owe you one! TVAG |
| DucDeGueldres | 01 Feb 2012 11:30 a.m. PST |
A pity I didn't have some of these sources a bit earlier for our 2010 demo (Alde Garde)on mid 18th C india at the Crisis Show in Antwerp.
Beautiful pics! |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.