Fifteen drawings of monuments in Agra, Delhi and Fatehpur Sikri.
Painting
ca.1820 (made)
ca.1820 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri.
Object details
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| Title | Fifteen drawings of monuments in Agra, Delhi and Fatehpur Sikri. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper with embossed borders |
| Brief description | Architectural; Paintings, watercolour paper, Delhi, ca.1820-25 |
| Physical description | The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri. |
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| Object history | Lord Amherst (2nd Baron, 1st Earl) was Governor-General of India from August 1823 to March 1828. Both he and his wife had a keen interest in India and Lady Amherst was a skilled watercolourist. |
| Production | Watermark: Smith and Allnutt (1819) |
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| 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 135 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.14-1964 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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