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Gentil's own Involvement with the Recent History of Oudh
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Gentil's own Involvement with the Recent History of Oudh
- Object:
Album page
- Place of origin:
Faizabad, India (made)
- Date:
ca. 1774 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour
- Museum number:
IS.25:15-1980
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
The Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II, and his sons being carried on portable thrones when they visited Shuja ud-Daula. They also visited Colonel Gentil, about whom they had heard. Fence and gateway of Gentil's house in the foreground; above, the nawab's Angur Bagh (grape garden).
Place of Origin
Faizabad, India (made)
Date
ca. 1774 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Watercolour
Dimensions
Length: 37 cm, Width: 53.5 cm
Descriptive line
Gentil; Manuscripts, Col J B J Gentil, Faizabad, ca.1774. Page number 15. Emperor Shah Alam II and his sons carried on portable thrones to visit Shuja ud-Daula. The text on the back of this page relates to the next image, IS.25:16-1980.
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 120 p. ISBN 0944142303
Materials
Watercolour
Subjects depicted
House; Emperor; Throne; Fence; Gateway; Colonel; Gentil, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph (Colonel); Shuja ud-Daula; Shah Alam II; Mughal
Categories
Indian Company Paintings
Collection code
SSEA
