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Ten drawings of the Taj Mahal.

Drawing
ca.1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Top of the cenotaph of Shah Jahan.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleTen drawings of the Taj Mahal. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Drawings, ink watercolour, top of the cenotaph of Shah Jahan, Delhi or Agra, ca.1820
Physical description
Top of the cenotaph of Shah Jahan.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11cm
  • Width: 18cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscribed on back and front with identifications in English and Urdu.)
  • 'Shahjehan's tablet' (Inscribed:)
Subjects 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 142 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
D.1546-1886

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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