The Tomb of Emperor Akbar at Sikandra

Details

Agra School, early 19th Century
The Tomb of Emperor Akbar at Sikandra
pen and black ink, grey wash and watercolour, heightened with white
11¼ x 20 in. (28.5 x 50.8 cm.)

Provenance

Bought from Maggs, London.

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Lot Essay

A short distance from Agra, lies the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great, in Sikandra. Akbar who ruled over the Mughal Empire from 1556 to 1605, began building his mausoleum in the spartan style of Timurid architecture. The mausoleum was completed by his son, the next Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, who added more decorative elements to the design of Akbar's tomb in Sikandra.

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