Seven drawings of Mughal architecture

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Delhi (made) Agra (made)

Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra.

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Category	Indian Company Paintings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Seven drawings of Mughal architecture (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour on paper Watercolour Paper
Brief description	Architectural, Mausoleum of Akbar; Drawings, Agra or Delhi, ca.1820
Physical description	Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra.
Dimensions	Length: 47cm Width: 70cm
Style	Company
Marks and inscriptions	'Akbar's Tomb at Secunderabad which is the name of the village' (Inscribed on back:)
Gallery label	(27/9/2013) TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, SIKANDRA Watercolour on paper Delhi or Agra c. 1820 AL 4204 Akbar died in 1605 and his tomb was completed in 1614. It consists of five tiered stories of which the top floor is an open-air courtyard enclosed on all four sides by marble screens. In the centre of this stands Akbar’s white marble cenotaph carved with floral motifs and the 99 names of God. The angle of this painting captures the grand nature of the building with its multitude of arches and pillars.
Subjects depicted	Mausoleum Akbar
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 137 p. ISBN 0944142303
Other number	4204 - Previous number
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	AL.4204

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O403723/seven-drawings-of-mughal-architecture-drawing-unknown/

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