Lot Essay
William Havell accompanied Lord Amherst's embassy to China in 1816 and from there went to Calcutta. Although he is said to have spent eight years in India, little of his work there is recorded.
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An Indian garden scene with European and Indian figures by a classical mausoleum
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William Havell, R.W.S. (1782-1857)
An Indian garden scene with European and Indian figures by a classical mausoleum
signed and dated 'W.HAVELL./1831' (lower left)
oil on panel
18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.)
An Indian garden scene with European and Indian figures by a classical mausoleum
signed and dated 'W.HAVELL./1831' (lower left)
oil on panel
18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm.)