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Gentil's own Involvement with the Recent History of Oudh

Album Page
ca. 1774 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pillage of the English baggage by the Maratha cavalry near Akbarpur while Gentil was negotiating with Carnac. This corps was in the pay of the nawab, and the successful action was to bring pressure on the English general for more advantageous terms.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleGentil's own Involvement with the Recent History of Oudh (series title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, ca. 1774. Page number 18. Pillage of the English baggage by the Maratha cavalry near Akbarpur. The text on the back of this page relates to the next image, IS.25:19-1980.
Physical description
Pillage of the English baggage by the Maratha cavalry near Akbarpur while Gentil was negotiating with Carnac. This corps was in the pay of the nawab, and the successful action was to bring pressure on the English general for more advantageous terms.
Dimensions
  • Length: 37cm
  • Width: 53.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
(Inscribed with notes relating to the illustrations and a list of contents giving Gentil's title and a brief description for each folio. Inscribed inside front cover.)
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 119-120 p. ISBN 0944142303 Chanchal Dadlani, ‘Transporting India. The Gentil Album and Mughal Manuscript Culture’, Art History. 2025, pp. 748-761
Collection
Accession number
IS.25:18-1980

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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