Fifteen drawings of Mughal architecture and ornamental detail on Mughal monuments at Agra.
Drawing
ca.1816-1822 (made)
ca.1816-1822 (made)
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This Company painting is from a portfolio of drawings by Delhi artists working in Calcutta. They were commissioned by Colonel Pownell Phipps, Superintendent and Inspector of Public Buildings, Calcutta, 1816-1822, and were presented to the Museum by his son, Colonel Ramsay W. Phipps. The pictures are clearly copies of earlier standard paintings that the artists had brought with them to Calcutta as models. This one shows the front elevation of the mausoleum completed in 1616 at Sikandra near Agra to house the remains of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605).
‘Company paintings' were produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the Indian subcontinent, especially British employees of the East India Company. They represent a fusion of traditional Indian artistic styles with conventions and technical features borrowed from western art. Some Company paintings were specially commissioned, while others were virtually mass-produced and could be purchased in bazaars.
‘Company paintings' were produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the Indian subcontinent, especially British employees of the East India Company. They represent a fusion of traditional Indian artistic styles with conventions and technical features borrowed from western art. Some Company paintings were specially commissioned, while others were virtually mass-produced and could be purchased in bazaars.
Object details
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| Title | Fifteen drawings of Mughal architecture and ornamental detail on Mughal monuments at Agra. (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Architectural; Drawings, Delhi, ca.1816-1822 |
| Physical description | Elevation of the front of the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar at Sikandra near Agra. A riot of arches, domes and columns. The central archway is elaborately decorated in patterned tiles. Colours used: brick red, blue, white, green, brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by Col R.W. Phipps |
| Object history | This drawing is from a portfolio of drawings made by Delhi artists working in Calcutta for Colonel Pownell Phipps, father of the donor and Superintendent and Inspector of Public Buildings, Calcutta, 1816-1822. Given by Col R.W. Phipps. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 192-4465 |
| Production | By Delhi artists working in Calcutta. |
| Summary | This Company painting is from a portfolio of drawings by Delhi artists working in Calcutta. They were commissioned by Colonel Pownell Phipps, Superintendent and Inspector of Public Buildings, Calcutta, 1816-1822, and were presented to the Museum by his son, Colonel Ramsay W. Phipps. The pictures are clearly copies of earlier standard paintings that the artists had brought with them to Calcutta as models. This one shows the front elevation of the mausoleum completed in 1616 at Sikandra near Agra to house the remains of the Mughal emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605). ‘Company paintings' were produced by Indian artists for Europeans living and working in the Indian subcontinent, especially British employees of the East India Company. They represent a fusion of traditional Indian artistic styles with conventions and technical features borrowed from western art. Some Company paintings were specially commissioned, while others were virtually mass-produced and could be purchased in bazaars. |
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| Accession number | IM.187-1920 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2003 |
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