The Fortress at a Kumbhalgarh

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Edgar 'Teddy' Millington-Drake (1932-1994)
The Fortress at a Kumbhalgarh
titled and signed 'The Fort at Kumbhalgarh nr. Udaipur, Millington-Drake' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour on paper
21 1/2 x 28 in. (54.6 x 71 cm.)

Provenance

with Hartnoll & Eyre Ltd., London, where acquired by The Countess of Avon, 25 June 1979.

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Lot Essay

This view is taken from the great Mewar fort of Kumbhalgarh in Rajasthan. The fort, also known as The Great Wall of India, was built in the 15th century by the Kumbhakarna Singh (r. 1433–1468 CE), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha.

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