Akbar’s bridge over the Gumti River at Jaunpur, with boats on the river. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Bridge at Joanpore over the Goomty:’ in ink: ‘Bridge at Juanpore over the Goompty River in Oude with Native Boats and Travellers.’. 418 by 555 mm; 373 by 504 mm within border.
North view of the fort of Chunargarh on the Ganges from across the river.
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North view of the fort of Chunargarh on the Ganges from across the river. Inscribed on back in ink: ‘North view of Chunar Ghurr Fort; North View of Chunar Ghur Fort on the Ganges between Benares and Mirzapore’; in pencil: ‘From a Painting by Daniels.’ 420 by 582 mm; 372 by 504 mm within border.
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.
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...