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.’
The interior of the Diwan-i Khass, with the Khwabgah and the Scales of Justice beyond. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s), and studio
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The interior of the Diwan-i Khass, with the ‘qanats’ removed. 7.5 by 14 cm, within an embossed frame.
The Tasbih Khana or Emperor's private quarters, viewed from the north. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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The Tasbih Khana or Emperor’s private quarters, viewed from the north. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i ‘aqab-i tasbih khana dar divan-i khass. ‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’
The Emperor's throne beneath Shah Jahan's Scales of Justice in he Tasbih Khana. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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The Emperor’s throne beneath Shah Jahan’s Scales of Justice in the Tasbih Khana. Inscribed: ‘naqsha-i andarun-i tasbih khana … divan-i khass. ‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’
East face of the palace of the Red Fort Delhi. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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East face of the palace of the Red Fort Delhi. Inscribed below with the names of the buildings: ‘shah burj; moti mahal; asad burj;’ and ‘naqsh-i rukar-i qil’a-i Dar al-Khalafa-i Shajahanabad az-taraf-i. ‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’
The Qudsia Bagh. From the 'Metcalfe Album.'. Artist(s): Mazhar 'Ali Khan (fl.1840s)
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‘The Koodseea Bagh.’ Inscribed: …’naqsha-i qudsiyya bagh dar’ …’ vali ‘ahd bahadur. ‘amal-i Mazhar ‘Ali Khan.’ Note: the garden of Nawab Qudsia Begum on the Jumna north of the palace, the same view as in the Daniells’ aquatint.