Agra School, circa 1815

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Agra School, circa 1815
The Gateway at Futtypore, Sicri
inscribed as title; pencil, pen and ink and watercolour heightened with white, within a black lind border, watermark Ruse and Turners 1813
21 x 26¾in. (534 x 680mm.)

Provenance

The Marquis of Bute

Lot Essay

Fathpur Sikri is a city near Agra which was built by Akbar in 1571. Within this city is the Great Mosque and it is the Gateway which is shown here. Known as the Buland Darwaza or Exalted Gate, it commemorates Akbar's conquest of Gujarat

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