English School, circa 1830

Figures in military dress before the mausoleum of Haidar Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, Lal Bagh, Seringapatam

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English School, circa 1830
Figures in military dress before the mausoleum of Haidar Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, Lal Bagh, Seringapatam
with signature 'W. Daniell R.A.' (lower right)
pencil with bodycolour
10.7/8 x 15.7/8 in. (27.3 x 40.3 cm.)

Provenance

Sammlung Pestalozzi.

Lot Essay

Many artists such as Robert Home (1752-1834) and Sir Alexander Allan (1764-1820) published views of the mausoleum. The present watercolour is closest to the view published by Home in 1796 in his A Description of Seringapatam.

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