Tomb of I‘timad al-Daula, Agra. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Tomb of Etmaum Ul Dowlah - Agra’: in ink: ‘Etemaum-Dowlah’s Tomb opposite Agra on the Left Bank of the River Jumna.’. 429 by 554 mm; 386 by 511 mm within border.
Tomb of Maryam az-Zamani at Sikandra. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘A Mussulmaun’s Tomb - near Agra 40 miles from it: A Mussulman Tomb 40 miles from Agra.’ 305 by 425 mm; 235 by 370 mm within border. Note: The same view, also unidentified precisely, is in the Wellesley Album, Add.Or.1145.
Entrance to the Taj Mahal, Agra. In the foreground a bullock cart, a tent, a palanquin and elephant, with a gentleman of rank proceeding to the entrance. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Gateway leading to the Taaje Mahal’; in ink: ‘Gateway leading to the Taje Mahal near Agra’. 423 by 551 mm; 39...
Two men preparing arrack in a hut with a pot-still
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Two men preparing arrack in a hut with a pot-still. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘Bengal Distillery of spirituous liquors. Distillery of Spirituous Liquors in Bengal.’
The Muharram Festival. Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, listening at night to the maulvi reading from the scriptures
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The Muharram Festival. Asaf al-Daula, Nawab of Oudh, listening at night to the ‘maulvi’ reading from the scriptures. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘The Nubob of Moorshedd.- at Prayers’; in ink: ‘The Nawaub of Morshedabad at Prayers, a Night Scene.’. 425 by 552 mm; 392 by 519 mm within border. ...
Scene in the Imambara at the height of the Muharram Festival
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Scene in the Imambara at the height of the Muharram Festival. The ‘ta‘ziya’ and standards in the central domed pavilion are illuminated by lamps and a fire. In the courtyard around the pavilion many figures dressed in the green of mourning weep and beat their breasts. Inscribed on back in i...
The veneration of the standards during the Muharram Festival
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The veneration of the standards during the Muharram Festival.. Garlands and flowers are being offered to the furled standards, which have been placed by a tomb under a canopy beside a banyan tree. Tents in the background. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Mussulman ceremony during the Mohurram.’ ...
The ta'ziyahs being taken to the river for immersion on the last day of the Muhurram Festival, escorted by sepoys
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The ‘ta‘ziyahs’ being taken to the river for immersion on the last day of the Muharram Festival, escorted by sepoys. One is being carried on an elephant; others on poles on mens’ shoulders. A frenzied crowd dances around. The river and woods and hills beyond. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Th...
Firework display on a bright moonlit night outside the Agna Mahal, part of the Nawab's palace beside the river at Murshidabad
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Firework display on a bright moonlit night outside the Agna Mahal, part of the Nawab’s palace beside the river at Murshidabad, with the riverside mosque on the right. In the background are the gateway leading to the Chandni Chowk and Munny Begum’s mosque. Men are letting off fireworks in the ...
The Red Fort, Delhi, seen from the opposite bank of the Jumna
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The Red Fort, Delhi, seen from the opposite bank of the Jumna. A tent in the foreground. ‘Inscribed on front in pencil: Gen. View from opposite Bank of River Jumna of the Emperor’s Palace at Delhi. Selimghur.’ Watermark: ‘Edmeads & Pine 1809.’