Not currently on display at the V&A

Six drawings of Mughal monuments at Agra and Fatehpur Sikri

Drawing
ca.1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mausoleum of Salim Chisti, Fatehpur Sikri, with water-tank and two figures in the foreground.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSix drawings of Mughal monuments at Agra and Fatehpur Sikri (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour; black border
Brief description
Architectural; drawings, Mausoleum of Salim Chisti, Fatehpur Sikri, water-tank, Delhi or Agra, ca.1820
Physical description
Mausoleum of Salim Chisti, Fatehpur Sikri, with water-tank and two figures in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 49.5cm
  • Width: 71cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed with titles in Persian.)
Object history
Transferred from the Department of Engraving, Illustration & Design.

RP 51/2237
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 140 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
D.630-1889

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Record createdMay 9, 2011
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