Sixteen details mounted on one sheet showing pietra-dura work at the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Drawing
ca.1850 (made)
ca.1850 (made)
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Sixteen details mounted on one sheet showing pietra-dura work at the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 16 parts.
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| Title | Sixteen details mounted on one sheet showing pietra-dura work at the Taj Mahal, Agra. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Drawings; Detail of pietra-dura work in the Taj Mahal, Delhi or Agra, ca.1850 |
| Physical description | Sixteen details mounted on one sheet showing pietra-dura work at the Taj Mahal, Agra. |
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| Object history | Henry Hardy Cole (1843-1916) was the eldest son of Sir Henry Cole, the first Director of the South kensington (Art) Museum, later Victoria and Albert Museum. He served in the Royal Engineers from 1862-1887, During 1871- 1875 he was lent to organise the London International Exhibitions, at which it is possible that the present drawings may have been exhibited. From 1881-1884 he was Curator of Ancient Monuments. |
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| Accession number | 291:1-1871 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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