The screen around the cenotaph in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
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The screen round the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Agra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Pen-and-ink and water-colour; 18 by 24.5 ins. Narrow Indian ink border and rules. Water-mark of 1827. Presented by Mildred and W.G. Archer, 6 November 1959.
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Sikandrah maqbarah i Akbar badshah du kuruh mufasilah az qil‘ah i Agrah. bist u du’ (Sikandra: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar, two leagues distant from the Agra fort. No.22.) Water-co...
Mausoleum of Shaikh Salim Chisti in the courtyard of the Jami‘ Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri. By a Delhi artist, c.1820. Inscribed on front: ‘Futtehpore Sicri’. Water-colour; black rule borders; 274 by 450 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978.