Lot Essay
Sir Thomas Anbury served as a lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers in India in 1790. During the Third Mysore War of 1792, he was employed to survey the route of the allied army - composed of English, Nizam and Maratha troops - from Seringapatam to Hyderabad, as they successfully occupied further Mysore territory after their victory at Seringapatam in March 1792.
The resulting twelve watercolours were aquatinted by Francis Jukes and published in 1799. This was the eighth, and has been dated by Mildred Archer to circa 1792. Hyderabad, the sixth largest city in India on the south bank of the Musi river, was founded in 1591 and planned as a grid around its most impressive monument, the Char Minar - grand entrance to the Qutb Shahi palace. Built in 1592, this can be seen in the central distance; just beyond is the Jami Mosque (built in 1598). To the far left is the Mecca Mosque, with its distinctive polygonal minarets.
The resulting twelve watercolours were aquatinted by Francis Jukes and published in 1799. This was the eighth, and has been dated by Mildred Archer to circa 1792. Hyderabad, the sixth largest city in India on the south bank of the Musi river, was founded in 1591 and planned as a grid around its most impressive monument, the Char Minar - grand entrance to the Qutb Shahi palace. Built in 1592, this can be seen in the central distance; just beyond is the Jami Mosque (built in 1598). To the far left is the Mecca Mosque, with its distinctive polygonal minarets.