The Punj Mahalla Gate, Lucnow (Abbey 420 no.81; Archer III, pl.3)

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The Punj Mahalla Gate, Lucnow (Abbey 420 no.81; Archer III, pl.3)

hand-coloured aquatint, December 1801, thick paper
P.480 x 655mm.

拍品專文

July-October 1789: "The plainness and simplicity of this edifice is more striking than the richness of its decorations: a circumstance seldom occurring in the gateways belonging to Mahomeddan princes". The fish emblem of the Nawabs of Oudh is visible in the plasterwork of central arch.