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Ruins of the Nawab Baree - Dacca

Painting
1863 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, watercolour on paper, depicting the ruins of the Nawab Bari at Dhaka.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRuins of the Nawab Baree - Dacca (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Painted in watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, ruins of the Nawab Bari at Dhaka, by F. W. A. De Fabeck, watercolour on paper, Dhaka, 1863
Physical description
Painting, watercolour on paper, depicting the ruins of the Nawab Bari at Dhaka.
Dimensions
  • Height: 234mm
  • Width: 307mm
15/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013.
Content description
the ruins of the Nawab Bari at Dhaka.
Marks and inscriptions
'Ruins of the Nawab Baree - Dacca/F. W. A . De Fabeck Feb 63' (written by artist on lower edge of object)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Laura de Fabeck
Object history
Nos. IM 19 to 143-1913 are a collection of paintings and drawings given by Mrs L. de Fabeck, Villa Bellosgaurds Alassio, Liguria, Italy. (per Mrs Fleeming Jenkin, 12 Campden Hill Square, Kensington, W.).

Given by Mrs Laura de Fabeck. 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.

RP 1913-681 M
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. 338, pl. 58
Collection
Accession number
IM.26-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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