Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
South Asia Gallery, Room 41

Drawing

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

Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, sikandra.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour; black borders
Brief description
Architectural drawing, Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, Sikandra, watercolour on paper, Delhi or Agra, c.1820
Physical description
Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, sikandra.
Dimensions
  • Length: 48cm
  • Width: 70cm
black border: 8-mm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Akbar's tomb' (Inscribed in pencil:)
Credit line
Purchased from Mr A.S. Dinsdale, 3 Holmdale Road, Stanford Hill in 1896
Object history
Purchased from Mr A.S. Dinsdale in 1896
Production
Watermark:1816
Subjects depicted
Place 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 140 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.14-1896

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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