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Seven drawings of Mughal architecture
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Seven drawings of Mughal architecture
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Delhi, India (possibly, made)
Agra, India (possibly, made) - Date:
ca.1820 (drawn)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour on paper
- Museum number:
AL.4203
- Gallery location:
In Storage
‘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.
This example depicts the tomb of Itimad ud-Daula, the title given to Mirza Ghiyath Beg, a senior court official under the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r.1605-1628). It was the first building to be constructed entirely of marble in Mughal India and was designed by his daughter.
