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Agra School, circa 1816
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Agra School, circa 1816

The Screen of the Taj Mahal, Agra

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Agra School, circa 1816
The Screen of the Taj Mahal, Agra
with inscription 'Grave of Irumund-banoo or Mumtazi Mehal.' (lower centre, in the margin)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, heighened with bodycolour, watermark 'RUSE & TURNERS', within the artist's black-lined border, unframed
217/8 x 27 in. (55.5 x 68.6 cm.)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
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Please note that this lot will be sold framed.

拍品專文

This view shows the octagonal marble screen which stands more than six foot high. Inside this screen stand two cenotaphs above the remains of the Emperor Shah Jehan and his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal.

A similar view of the Screen of the Taj Mahal and of a similar date, from the collection of the Marquis of Bute was sold in Christie's London, 25 May 1995, lot 7 (£14,850).