The Darya Daular Bagh

Physical description

View of the Darya Daulat Bagh - a richly decorated interior room viewed through an arched entrance. Three soldiers in 'tiger marked' uniforms can be seen - one in front of pillars, two at right.

Place of Origin

Calcutta, India (painted)

Date

ca. 1795 - ca. 1800 (painted)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Watercolour on paper

Marks and inscriptions

'Interior of the Palace of Seringapatam'

Dimensions

Height: 48 cm, Width: 71 cm

Object history note

Folio from a volume of "Views in India", containing 49 watercolour paintings, bought on 4 March 1887 from Mr. T. Toon of 38 Leicester Square for £50.

Historical context note

The 'tiger-marked' uniforms, reflecting Tipu Sultan's life long obsession with the animal. It was his emblem of state, and he became known to the British as 'The Tiger of Mysore'. Buildings from various parts of India were included by Calcutta and Murshidabad artists in their sets depicting famous monuments. A similar painting of the same building is in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.

Descriptive line

Painting; watercolour, the summer palace of Tipu Sultan in Seringapatam, Calcutta, ca. 1795 - ca. 1800

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 78 p. ISBN 0944142303

Associated names

Tipu Sultan

Production Note

By a Murshidabad artist, probably working in Calcutta

Materials

Paper; Watercolour

Techniques

Painting

Subjects depicted

Palace; Mysore; Seringapatam

Categories

Indian Company Paintings

Collection code

SSEA