Indian Painting under the Mughals, A.D. 1550 to A.D. 1750 c3.2

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The task of assembling the illustrative material gathered from a number of widely distributed sources has been considerably lightened by assistance, willingly rendered. For help in obtaining examples from the collections in Paris I have to thank H.E. Lord Hardinge of Penshurst, and also my friend M. Demotte, the distinguished art connoisseur, collector, and publisher of the Champs Élysées; the latter interested himself indefatigably in my requirements, and through his instrumentality some of the finest illustrations in this work were secured. From the art treasures of Baron Maurice Rothschild, M. Vever, and M. Cartier, I was allowed to take my own choice of reproductions, and for this privilege I here express my sincere gratitude. In England the same desire to aid me in my work prevailed. The authorities controlling the various public institutions gave me every facility for studying their collections, together with sanction to reproduce any pictures that I required. The British Museum represented by Dr. Binyon, the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, through Mr. Stanley Clarke, the India Office Library by the courtesy of Dr. Thomas, and the Bodleian through its Chief Librarian, all rendered assistance. To Mr. Dyson Perrins I owe much, as his kindness enabled me to study under the most favourable conditions his series of illustrated manuscripts, and he also obtained for me the photographs of some of the miniatures in his very fine copy of the Khamsah. The support I have received in India has been accorded on equally generous terms. H.E. Lord Ronaldshay, the Governor of Bengal, permitted me to make a selection from his collection, while H.E. Sir Harcourt Butler, the Governor of the United Provinces, and H.E. Sir Edward Maclagan, the Governor of the Punjab, on occasion gave me their help. To H.H. the Nawab of Rampur my thanks are due for many illustrations, and especially for the loan of two of his most valuable miniatures, which, without hesitation, he arranged to be dispatched to England for reproduction in colour. The Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, allowed me to utilize for the same purpose a number of pictures from the Art Section of that institution, while the Curator of the Jaipur Museum supplied me with some useful photographs of the Razmnāma. Mr. J. C. French, of the Indian Civil Service, not only placed his pictures at my service, but also the benefit of his close acquaintance with many of the collections in India and in Europe. My thanks are due to the following for being permitted to refer to their collections in the course of my investigations: Mr. P. C. Manuk of Bankipur, M. Claude Anet of Paris, Major Macaulay, Mr. Abanindra Nath Tagore, C.I.E., and Mr. Gogendra Nath Tagore of Calcutta, Mr. Imre Schwaiger, Mr. Mani Lal Nahar of Calcutta, and M. Vignier of Paris. For assistance in the technical portions I have relied on the traditional knowledge of Babu Ishwari Prosada, while the late Lt.-Col. Sir