The temple at Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu

细节

Sir Alexander Allen, Bt. (1764-1820)
The temple at Tiruttani, Tamil Nadu
inscribed 'TRITTENY PAGODA' (lower centre, in the margin)
pencil, pen and grey ink and watercolour, within the artist's black-lined border, oval
15 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (38.4 x 46.1 cm.)

来源

Paul Walter; Christie's, London, 25 May 1995, lot 39.

出版

P. Pal and V. Dehejia, From Merchants to Emperors, London, 1986, p. 11, pl. 113.

注意事项

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拍品专文

Allan was an officer serving in the Madras infantry who took part in the third and fourth Mysore Wars (1790-1799) against Tipu Sultan. Allan never became a professional artist, however his sketches made during the wars were published as Views in the Mysore Country, in 1794 and made a popular record of the campaigns and the topography of the region.