Fifteen drawings of monuments in Agra, Delhi and Fatehpur Sikri.
Architectural Drawing
ca.1820 (drawn)
ca.1820 (drawn)
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This is a Company painting depicting the Moti Masjid ( or Pearl Mosque), situated in the middle of the Fort at Agra. It was built in 1654 during the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan and is considered to be one of the most beautiful of Mughal buildings.
‘Company paintings' were produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the Indian subcontinent, especially British employees of the East India Company. They represent a fusion of traditional Indian artistic styles with conventions and technical features borrowed from western art. Some Company paintings were specially commissioned, while others were virtually mass-produced and could be purchased in bazaars.
‘Company paintings' were produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the Indian subcontinent, especially British employees of the East India Company. They represent a fusion of traditional Indian artistic styles with conventions and technical features borrowed from western art. Some Company paintings were specially commissioned, while others were virtually mass-produced and could be purchased in bazaars.
Object details
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| Title | Fifteen drawings of monuments in Agra, Delhi and Fatehpur Sikri. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper with embossed borders. |
| Brief description | Architectural; Paintings, watercolour paper, Delhi, ca.1820 |
| Physical description | The Moti Masjid at Agra. The border is embossed with a thin grey-blue line round the outer edge. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Motee Musjid, or Pearl Temple, in the Fort at Agra (English; Roman; Front; ink; c.1820) |
| Object history | Lord Amherst (2nd Baron, 1st Earl) was Governor-General of India from August 1823 to March 1828. Both he and his wife had a keen interest in India and Lady Amherst was a skilled watercolourist. |
| Production | Watermark: Smith and Allnutt (1816) |
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| Summary | This is a Company painting depicting the Moti Masjid ( or Pearl Mosque), situated in the middle of the Fort at Agra. It was built in 1654 during the reign of the Emperor Shah Jahan and is considered to be one of the most beautiful of Mughal buildings. ‘Company paintings' were produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the Indian subcontinent, especially British employees of the East India Company. They represent a fusion of traditional Indian artistic styles with conventions and technical features borrowed from western art. Some Company paintings were specially commissioned, while others were virtually mass-produced and could be purchased in bazaars. |
| 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 135 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
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| Accession number | IS.13-1964 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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