Agra School, circa 1796

The Taj Mahal from the river

細節

Agra School, circa 1796
The Taj Mahal from the river
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, heightened with white, within black-lined borders
20.3/8 x 29in. (51.8 x 75 cm.)

來源

with Hobhouse Ltd, London.

拍品專文

The present watercolour is a rare and early depiction of the Taj Mahal, and shows the mausoleum before the British took Delhi and Agra. It can be compared to watercololur in the MacKenzie Collection now in the India Office Library. (check).