The Turkish Gate (Rumi Darwaza), Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Rumi dawazah Lakhnau’; in English: ‘Roomy Gate Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 6.75 ins. Note: The Rumi Darwaza or Turkish Gate was built by Nawab Asaf al-Daula (ruled 1775-97) in 1784.
The Martinière, Lucknow. Inscribed in Persian characters: ‘Kothi Martini Lakhnau’; in English: ‘The Martinière Lucknow.’ 4.5 by 7 ins. Note: The Martinière was the strange baroque palace built by Major-General Claude Martin (1735-1800) who from 1776 served the Nawab of Oudh.
The Great Imambara of Asaf al-Daula, Lucknow. Inscribed on back in pencil and ink: ‘Emaumbarree at Lucknow.’. 420 by 550 mm; 3171 by 507 mm within border. Note: The same view is in the Wellesley Album, Add.Or.1146.
The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow
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The tomb of Shaikh Ibrahim Chishti (d. 1543) at the Nadan Mahal, Lucknow. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Niran Mahl near Lucknow and Mosque built in the time of the Emperor Ackbar.’ 393 by 506 mm; 328 by 442 mm within border. Note: The same view, uninscribed, is in the Wellesley Album, Add.Or.1136.
Durbar Hall, Lucknow. By a Lucknow artist, c.1810-15. Inscribed on front in Persian characters:. in English in ink:’ View of the Barryderry, or Durbar where the Moonshys transact business, in the Palace of the Nabob Asoph ul Dowlah at Lucknow. Given to me by Mrs Pearson.’ Pen-and-ink and wa...
La Martiniere(??), the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow
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La Martinière, the house of Colonel Martin, at Lucknow. By a Delhi artist, c.1830-40. Inscribed on back: ‘India’. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; black rule border; 145 by 184 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Views of Lucknow buildings were at times i...