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Ruined Mosque - Dacca

Painting
1863 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, watercolour and pencil on paper, depicting a ruined mosque at Dhaka.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRuined Mosque - Dacca (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted in watercolour and pencil on paper
Brief description
Painting, ruined mosque at Dhaka, by F. W. A. De Fabeck, watercolour on paper, Dhaka, 1863
Physical description
Painting, watercolour and pencil on paper, depicting a ruined mosque at Dhaka.
Dimensions
  • Height: 295mm
  • Width: 398mm
15/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Marks and inscriptions
'Ruined Mosque - Dacca Feb/63' (written by artist on lower edge of object)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Laura de Fabeck
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rohatgi P. and Parlett G., assisted by Imray S. and Godrej P. Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists: Paintings and Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, 17th to the early 20th century. Published by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, in association with V&A, London, 2008. ISBN 81-901020-9-5. p. 337, pl. 56
Collection
Accession number
IM.24-1913

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2002
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