The Taj Mahal, Agra, with trees on either side. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1830. Inscribed on back: ‘The Taj Mahal at Agra. S. View Taj.’ Water-colour; 4.5 by 6.25 ins. Narrow ruled Indian ink border between double black rules. Purchased August 1955.
Screen round the cenotaphs of the Emperor Shah Jahan and the Empress Arjumand Banu Begum in the Taj Mahal, Agra.
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The screen round the cenotaphs of the Emperor Shah Jahan and the Empress Arjumand Banu Begam in the Taj Mahal, Agra. Inscribed on front: ‘Marble enclosure round the Tomb inside the Dome of the Tagh-Agra.’
The Taj Mahal, Agra, from the river showing the mausoleum, mosque and assembly hall. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1820-30. Inscribed on original mount: ‘The Taj Mahal by an Indian artist, about 1828. The drawing belonged to the late Colonel James Arden Crommelin R.E. of Darjeeling’ (1801-93);...
Mausoleum of Akbar, Sikandra. By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1820-30. Water-colour; 7.5 by 9 ins. Narrow Indian ink border and rule. Presented by Miss Estelle Blyth, 26 November 1942. Note: From the same group of papers as Add.Or.340. This drawing was probably also collected by Colonel Cromm...
Mausoleum of Nawab Safdar Jang, Delhi. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i maqbarah i Nauwab Safdar Jang’ (Picture of the tomb of Nauwab Safdar Jang); on back in English: ‘8. The Tomb of Nowab Sufdar Jung, at Delhi.’
Tombs of Abu 'Ali Qalandar and Nawab Muqarrab Khan at Panipat, near Delhi.
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The tombs of Abu ‘Ali Qalandar and Nawab Muqarrab Khan at Panipat, near Delhi; figures in the foreground. Inscribed on front in Persian characters:’ Naqshah i dargah i hadrat Shah Sharaf Bu ‘Ali Qalandar dar Panipat’ (Picture of the shrine of Shah Sharaf Bu ‘Ali Qalandar at Panipat); ‘Burj i Na...
Entrance gatehouse to Akbar's mausoleum, Sikandra.
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Entrance gatehouse to Akbar’s mausoleum, Sikandra; the mausoleum in the background. Inscribed on front in Persian characters: ‘Naqshah i darwazah i Sikandrah’ (Picture of the gate of Sikandrah); on back in English: ‘12. The Gateway at Secundra.’