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Swinburne retired from the British Army in 1892.
A Collection of Albums of Indian Views including the Taj Mahal; The Interior of a Rock Temple at Ellora; A View of the Fort of Agra from the Taj; Delhi Fort from the Jama Masjid; Bombay Harbour; A Kashmir Village; A View of the Himalayas from the Forest; and A Study of a Camel sleeping
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Major T.R. Swinburne (fl.1880-1920)
A Collection of Albums of Indian Views including the Taj Mahal; The Interior of a Rock Temple at Ellora; A View of the Fort of Agra from the Taj; Delhi Fort from the Jama Masjid; Bombay Harbour; A Kashmir Village; A View of the Himalayas from the Forest; and A Study of a Camel sleeping
some inscribed and dated variously from 'Feb./05' to '16.12.16' and the majority inscribed (on the pages of the album); the watercolours are sold with a book written and illustrated by the artist entitled A Holiday in the Happy Valley; London, 1907
the majority pencil and watercolour, 135 drawings laid down on the pages of the albums
6 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (17.5 x 24.5cm.); and smaller, the albums 10 x 12in. (25.4 x 30.5cm.), a set of three albums (4)
A Collection of Albums of Indian Views including the Taj Mahal; The Interior of a Rock Temple at Ellora; A View of the Fort of Agra from the Taj; Delhi Fort from the Jama Masjid; Bombay Harbour; A Kashmir Village; A View of the Himalayas from the Forest; and A Study of a Camel sleeping
some inscribed and dated variously from 'Feb./05' to '16.12.16' and the majority inscribed (on the pages of the album); the watercolours are sold with a book written and illustrated by the artist entitled A Holiday in the Happy Valley; London, 1907
the majority pencil and watercolour, 135 drawings laid down on the pages of the albums
6 7/8 x 9 5/8in. (17.5 x 24.5cm.); and smaller, the albums 10 x 12in. (25.4 x 30.5cm.), a set of three albums (4)