Mausoleum of Nur-un-nisa, daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, and wife of Jehangir, in the garden of Sultan Khusru, Allahabad. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Mausoleum of Nur-un-nisa, daughter of Ibrahim Husain Mirza, and wife of Jehangir, in the garden of Sultan Khusru, Allahabad. 22.5 by 65 cm. Note: Thomas Daniell wrongly identified this as the mausoleum of Sultan Parvis, younger brother of Khusru, see ‘Oriental Scenery’ I, pl.22. Khusru’s tomb...
Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate of Fort William, Calcutta, from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. 23 by 66 cm.
The Nizamat Kila or Palace of Murshidabad, seen from the opposite bank of the Bhagirathi river with the Nawab’s barge in the foreground. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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The Nizamat Kila or Palace of Murshidabad, seen from the opposite bank of the Bhagirathi river with the Nawab’s barge in the foreground. 22.5 by 44 cm. Note: The palace, designed by General Duncan Macleod (1780-1856) Bengal Engineers, in the style of Government House, Calcutta, was completed i...
At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow. Artist(s): Prinsep, William
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At left an ascetic wearing an elaborate headdress and arm bands with a group of followers, on the banks of the Ganges. In the centre people are clustered round a dying man on a charpoy, on the right is the carcass of a cow surrounded by vultures, crows, crocodiles and an hyena. 23 by 67 cm.
River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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River banks at evening. A goat is being sacrificed and women float lamps on the water, possibly celebrating Durga puja. 23 by 66 cm.
Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house in Calcutta during Durga puja. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Europeans being entertained by dancers and musicians in a splendid Indian house during Durga puja. 23 by 43.5 cm. Note: A study for this composition, clearly not by Prinsep, is at WD4495. The subject matter and treatment is rather unlike Prinsep’s normal style, and it is possible that this i...
