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

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

Coloured pietra-dura inlay work on the top of the cenotaph of the Emperor Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal, Agra.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFifteen drawings of Mughal architecture and ornamental detail on Mughal monuments at Agra. (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Architectural; Drawings, Delhi, ca.1816-22
Physical description
Coloured pietra-dura inlay work on the top of the cenotaph of the Emperor Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal, Agra.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46cm
  • Width: 177cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Top of Shah Jahan's tomb' (Inscribed:)
Credit line
Given by Col R.W. Phipps
Object history
These drawings were 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.
Production
By Delhi artists working in Calcutta.
Subject depicted
Places 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 133 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IM.177-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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