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- Four Centuries of South Asian Paintings and Manuscripts
- Conservation of Indian Manuscripts
- South Asian paintings and manuscripts in the Royal Collection
- Poetry
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- Paintings and manuscripts from south India
- The library of Tipu Sultan
- The Carnatic under the Wallajah Nawabs
- Paintings and manuscripts from the Hindu courts of north India
- Series depicting the dashavatara
- Verses from the ‘Gita Govinda’
- Pahari paintings of music and poetry
- The story of Prahlada from the ‘Bhagavata Purana’
- Paintings from the Sikh courts
Charles II, Catherine of Braganza and Bombay
Charles II (r. 1660–85) married Catherine of Braganza in May 1662. Part of her large dowry was the Portuguese territory of ‘Bom Bahia’ (Bombay) on the western coast of India, modern Mumbai. The king agreed to transfer control of Bombay to the East India Company and it soon became their base.



John Churchill (active 1752)
A Collection of voyages and travels ... with a general preface giving an account of the progress of trade and navigation ... ; v. 3 / John Churchill. 1752
RCIN 1141503
Nicholas Dixon (1660-1708)
Charles II (1630-1685) c.1673-8
Watercolour on vellum | 7.2 x 6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 420129