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Fifteen drawings of monuments in Agra, Delhi and Fatehpur Sikri.

Painting
ca.1820 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gateway of Akbar's tomb, Sikandra.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFifteen 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.1817-1825
Physical description
Gateway of Akbar's tomb, Sikandra.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12cm
  • Width: 19.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Gateway to Akbars's tomb, at Secundra near Agra' (Inscribed on front:)
  • 'Gateway at Sekundra' (Inscribed on back:)
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 (1816)
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 135 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.9-1964

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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