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Fifteen drawings of Mughal architecture and ornamental detail on Mughal monuments at Agra.

Drawing
ca.1816-1822 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Delhi (made)
Calcutta (made)

Elevation of the front of the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, Sikandra near Agra

Object details

Categories
Indian Company Paintings
Watercolours
Architectural Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleFifteen drawings of Mughal architecture and ornamental detail on Mughal monuments at Agra. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour
Brief description
Architectural; Drawings, Delhi, ca.1816-1822
Physical description
Elevation of the front of the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, Sikandra near Agra
Dimensions
  • Height: 42,5cm
  • Width: 75.5cm
Style
Company
Marks and inscriptions
'Tomb of the Emperor Akbur, Secundra' (Inscribed on front in ink:)
Credit line
Given by Col R.W. Phipps
Object history
This drawing is from a portfolio of drawings made by Delhi artists working in Calcutta for Colonel Pownell Phipps, father of the donor and Superintendent and Inspector of Public Buildings, Calcutta, 1816-1822.

Given by Col R.W. Phipps. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

R.P. 192-4465
Production
By Delhi artists working in Calcutta.
Subject depicted
Mausoleum
Place depicted
Agra
Bibliographic references
  • Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 133 p. ISBN 0944142303
  • The Indian Heritage. Court life and Arts under Mughal Rule London: The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982 Number: ISBN 0 906969 26 3 Topsfield, Andrew, cat. no. 134, p. 57
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.185-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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