Entrance gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra. The mausoleum can be seen through the archway. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘No.11. Entrance Gateway of the Taaj Garden.’ 21 by 29 ins.
Agra Fort from the river Jumna. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘No.12. View of the River Face of the Fort of Agra.’ 1803 water-mark. 15 by 51.25 ins. Exhibited Los Angeles County Museum, Romance of the Taj Mahal, 17 December 1989 - 11 March 1990; also Toledo Museum of Art, 28 April - 8 July 199...
Mausoleum of Salim Chishti in the courtyard of the Great Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri
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Mausoleum of Salim Chishti in the courtyard of the Great Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘No.19. A Tomb at Futttypoor Sicri’; in pencil: ‘G. Steell.’ 1801 water-mark. 26 by 39 ins.
The Muharram festival; the ‘ta‘ziyah’ in the imambara. Inscribed: ‘No.18. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esq. Elizath Collins. This is a Representation of the Mohurrum’;’ and is the Commemoration of the Murder of Hussen and Hosain two Mahomedan Saints: continued for ten days. A Machine is constructe...
Holi festival, a nobleman watching the celebrations
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The Holi festival, an Indian gentleman seated on a painted stool watches the celebrations. Men sing and dance and play on instruments; women squirt coloured water. Inscribed: ‘No.4. The Gift of E.E. Pote Esqr. Elizath Collins. This is a Hindoo Festival celebrated, among other sports, by thr...