'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi.' The 'Delhi Book' of Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and others
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MAZHAR ‘ALI KHAN (fl. 1840s), and studio ‘Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album consisting of 89 folios containing approximately 130 paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, as well as other contemporary material, with an accompanying manuscript text written by S...
View of the Delhi palace from Metcalfe House. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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View of the Delhi palace and Salimgarh with the connecting bridge, from the north. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i tripoliya va salimgarh va qil‘a-i shahjahanabad. Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’ Note: The word ‘tripoliya’ seems to refer to the bridge connecting the two forts, although it has more than three openi...
The Diwan-i Khass. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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The Diwan-i Khass from the west with canopies and screens. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i divan-i khass andarun-i qil‘a-i shahjahanabad. Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’ Note: this is a version of the well known composition, of which the earliest version is by Ghulam ‘Ali Khan done in 1817 (Add.Or.4694).
The interior of the Diwan-i Khass, with qanats concealing the Khwabgah and the Scales of Justice. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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The interior of the Diwan-i Khass, with ‘qanats’ concealing the Khwabgah and the Scales of Justice. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i andarun-i divan-i khass dar qil‘a-i shahjahanabad taraf-i shamal hast. ‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’