View from the fort of Pratapgarh. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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View from the fort of Pratapgarh. Inscribed: ‘The Ghats Mahableshwur seen from the fortress of Pertabghur Nvr/50’, repeated on reverse. Water-colour; 17.5 by 25 cm.
'Countryhouse of Holkar. Nr. Artillery lines - Poonah' and on reverse: 'Countryhouse of Holkar in ruins nr. Artillery lines - Poonah'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘Countryhouse of Holkar. Nr. Artillery lines - Poonah’ and on reverse: ‘Countryhouse of Holkar in ruins nr. Artillery lines - Poonah’. Note: The house of Jaswant Rao Holkar who defeated Sindhia at the battle of Poona, 1802. Water-colour with some scratching out; 12.5 by 17.5 cm.
View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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View of the ghat and ruined temple of Walkeshwar, near Malabar Point, Bombay. Inscribed on reverse and on mount ‘Walkeshwur’. Water-colour; 25 by 35 cm.
'The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it)'. Artist(s): Carpenter, William (1818-1899)
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‘The tomb of Auranzebe. (He desired in his will that not more than 8 rupees was to be expended on it’). Water-colour; 12 by 17.2 cm. Note: The simple grave of Emperor Aurangzeb, ruled 1658-1707, a stone slab on a wooden platform, is within the courtyard of the shrine of Shaikh Burham ud-Din G...