Details of the Mosaic Decoration around the Screens of the Tomb of Shah Jahan and his favourite wife Arjumand Banu Begum, known as Mumtaz Mahal (Elect of the Palace)
Details
Agra School, circa 1820
Details of the Mosaic Decoration around the Screens of the Tomb of Shah Jahan and his favourite wife Arjumand Banu Begum, known as Mumtaz Mahal (Elect of the Palace)
one inscribed in Urdu (on the reverse) and another inscribed 'Kullumdawn. on Top of Shah Jahan's Tomb' (lower edge)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gum arabic, two on paper with decoratively embossed margins, and one with watermark 'DOBBS 1816', unframed
7½ x 9in. (18.4 x 22.9cm.); and smaller (4)
Details of the Mosaic Decoration around the Screens of the Tomb of Shah Jahan and his favourite wife Arjumand Banu Begum, known as Mumtaz Mahal (Elect of the Palace)
one inscribed in Urdu (on the reverse) and another inscribed 'Kullumdawn. on Top of Shah Jahan's Tomb' (lower edge)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gum arabic, two on paper with decoratively embossed margins, and one with watermark 'DOBBS 1816', unframed
7½ x 9in. (18.4 x 22.9cm.); and smaller (4)