Delhi School, circa 1830

A collection of watercolours 10 of Indian tradesmen and 28 of Indian monuments including: A goldsmith; A grain merchant; A grass seller; Four views of the Juntar Mantar, Delhi; The City of Shahjahanabad; The Qudsia Garden; The Black Mosque, Delhi and The Arab Serai (caravanserai or travellers lodge)

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Delhi School, circa 1830
A collection of watercolours 10 of Indian tradesmen and 28 of Indian monuments including: A goldsmith; A grain merchant; A grass seller; Four views of the Juntar Mantar, Delhi; The City of Shahjahanabad; The Qudsia Garden; The Black Mosque, Delhi and The Arab Serai (caravanserai or travellers lodge)
the majority inscribed in Urdu, with translations into English describing the trades and monuments (lower centre in the margin)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour some heightened with gold, unframed, presented in a photograph album
4½ x 73/8 in. (11.4 x 18.7 cm.); and slightly smaller (38)

Lot Essay

The four views of the Juntar Muntar (astronomical observatory) and the view of the Caravanserai or traveller's lodge are particularly rare. The present watercolours are similar to an album in the Victoria & Albert Museum (see M. Archer Company Painting, London, V&A, 1992, pp. 144).

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